To return from injury and win is very good: Jamie Vardy

A win or draw would have taken Burnley out of the bottom three for the first time since November

To return from injury and win is very good: Jamie Vardy

Jamie Vardy

Leicester dented Burnley’s bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League as Jamie Vardy returned from injury to inspire a 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Tuesday.

Brendan Rodgers’ side stole the points with two goals in the last eight minutes as Vardy set up James Maddison and then netted himself. Burnley remain in the relegation zone, one point below Everton, after their three-game unbeaten run came to an end in painful fashion. A win or draw would have taken Burnley out of the bottom three for the first time since November. But instead they will have to get over a gut punch of a defeat that keeps their top-flight status in severe peril.

For Leicester, it was a welcome first league win in six matches since they beat Liverpool on December 28. “It has been a long time coming. It’s tough getting a big injury. To come back and to be involved in both goals and get the win, it’s very good,” Vardy said after his first goal since December.

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