Vardy Scores His First Goal of The Season (EPL Results & Table)

Jamie Vardy scored his first goal of the season to help champions Leicester record their first win with victory over Swansea in very wet conditions.

The England striker fired in off the post from Danny Drinkwater's ball before Wes Morgan volleyed in from a right-wing corner after the break.

Leicester's Riyad Mahrez had a penalty saved by Lukasz Fabianski, who also blocked Shinji Okazaki's follow-up.
Swansea pulled one back when Leroy Fer headed in from Modou Barrow's cross.



How these players managed to produce a good show in relentless torrential rain is remarkable.
Heavy rain coupled with thunder and lightning added an extra dimension to proceedings, which Leicester coped with better than their opponents.

Vardy, who barely had a sniff of a chance in the opening two league games, gave Claudio Ranieri's side the lead with a very typical Leicester goal.

One-touch football on the edge of their own area, involving new signing Daniel Amartey, resulted in Drinkwater playing a long through-ball for Vardy to chase. The 29-year-old latched on to it and thumped home his shot via the woodwork.

It was the minimum the Foxes deserved having dominated possession, and they increased their lead after half-time when captain Morgan lashed in a fierce volley.
The defending champions should have made it 3-0 but Fabianski guessed where Mahrez would place his spot-kick after Okazaki had been fouled in the area by Jordi Amat. The Japanese forward then saw his follow-up saved by the Polish keeper.

Francesco Guidolin's side had gone AWOL as an attacking force during the first 30 minutes of this game as Leicester harried and pushed them back.

Bar a couple of tame Gylfi Sigurdsson efforts, it appeared it might be a case of how many Leicester would score after Morgan made it 2-0.

But then the Swans clicked into gear. Gambian winger Modou Barrow, who was sensational down the right and put in a handful of great deliveries, was justly rewarded for his efforts when Dutch midfielder Fer got on the end of another peach of a cross in the 81st minute.

Foxes full-back Danny Simpson also had to be on hand to clear another Barrow cross, with striker Fernando Llorente poised in the area.

Leicester's number one Kasper Schmeichel had little to do in the game, but his one vital interception resulted in him coming off the pitch.

The Danish goalkeeper was at his sharpest as he rushed out to beat Fernando Llorente to the ball, but he appeared to hurt himself in doing so.

Schmeichel signalled to the bench as the penalty drama played out in the Swansea box, and was soon replaced by summer signing Ron-Robert Zieler.

After the game, Ranieri said Schmeichel had aggravated a hernia, but should not be out for long.

"He has a small hernia," the manager said. "He was due for an operation on Monday, but he should be ready for our next match."
Schmeichel will have a two-week recovery period after his surgery, with Leicester's next game on 10 September at Liverpool.

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Saturday 27th August 2016

• Tottenham 1 Liverpool 1 FT
• Chelsea 3 Burnley 0 FT
• Crystal Palace 1 Bournemouth 1 FT
• Everton 1 Stoke 0 FT
• Leicester 2 Swansea 1 FT
• Southampton 1 Sunderland 1 FT
• Watford 1 Arsenal 3 FT
• Hull 0 Man Utd 1 FT

As It Stands

		Team	P	GD	Pts
1		Chelsea	3	5	9
2		Man Utd	3	5	9
3		Everton	3	2	7
4		Man City	2	4	6
5		Hull	3	2	6
6		Tottenham	3	1	5
7		Arsenal	3	1	4
8		Middlesbrough	2	1	4
9		Leicester	3	0	4
10		Liverpool	3	-1	4
11		West Brom	2	0	3
12		West Ham	2	0	3
13		Burnley	3	-2	3
14		Swansea	3	-2	3
15		Southampton	3	-2	2
16		Sunderland	3	-2	1
17		Crystal Palace	3	-2	1
18		Watford	3	-3	1
19		Bournemouth	3	-3	1
20		Stoke	3	-4	1