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Vardy scores on record-equalling night as Leicester cruise against Brighton

The striker drew level with Muzzy Izzet as the man with most appearances for the Foxes in the Premier League.

JAMIE VARDY MARKED another club landmark with a goal as Leicester eased to a 3-0 win against Brighton.

The striker played his 222nd Premier League game for the Foxes on Sunday night, moving level with the number of times Muzzy Izzet represented the club in the competition.

He scored his 12th goal of the season in between a double from James Maddison as the Foxes produced a rampant first-half display to put Brighton to the sword and ensure back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time in a month.

It could have been a different story, however, after an open start to the match saw good chances at both ends.

Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel did well to block Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s effort before then making another fine save with his leg when Danny Welbeck was through one-on-one.

Before that, Wilfred Ndidi and Maddison should both have worked Mathew Ryan but failed to hit the target, before Marc Albrighton stung the palms of the Brighton keeper.

After a frenetic first 10 minutes, the game settled. However, Leicester looked lively again as the midway point of the first half approached and a good spell of pressure resulted in the opening goal.

Maddison dragged another effort wide and Vardy cracked a shot against a post from a tight angle after the ball bounced loose inside the Brighton box.

The Foxes took the lead after 27 minutes when James Justin’s cross eluded Vardy and the ball dropped nicely for Maddison, whose shot looked to take a deflection past Ryan.

It would have been 2-0 had Ryan not got down quickly to make a brilliant save to deny Ayoze Perez from Justin’s cutback.

Lewis Dunk twice caused Leicester problems at set pieces in quick succession but each time he directed his header over the crossbar as Brighton looked for a response.

The Foxes got their second goal after 41 minutes. Vardy was on hand to tap home Justin’s low cross from close range, with his 12th goal of the season surviving a VAR check for offside.

The hosts were rampant and Maddison added a third goal before half-time, twisting and turning just inside the penalty area before creating a yard of space for himself to bend a left-foot shot into the far top corner of the net.

The second half lacked the entertainment of the first as Brighton perhaps went into damage limitation mode and Leicester lacked the same urgency, with their three-goal cushion.

Neal Maupay’s looped shot after an hour provided some easy work for Schmeichel while at the other end Ryan was called into more pressing action 10 minutes later to make a fine save to deny Christian Fuchs.

Ndidi’s driven effort cleared the crossbar late on and there were no further goals at the King Power Stadium, with Leicester doing all the damage in the first half.

Brendan Rodgers’ side moved up to third in the Premier League table, just a point behind both Tottenham and Liverpool. Brighton are two points above the bottom three after only one win in 10 league matches.

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    Apr 16th 2020, 8:46 PM

    God bless TG4, what a service they provide.

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    Apr 16th 2020, 8:01 PM

    No games involving Cork, the usual anti-Cork bias from the national media

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    Apr 16th 2020, 8:52 PM

    @Frank Scanlon: yeah agreed, they should show 93 football final ! I’m a Derry man btw :)

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    Apr 16th 2020, 9:07 PM

    @Frank Scanlon: wel have to go back to the black and white stuff shortly for cork footage at the rate they are going

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    Apr 16th 2020, 9:24 PM

    @Frank Scanlon: 3 viewers choice games in there Frank. You should have got the rebels to vote.

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    Apr 16th 2020, 10:34 PM

    @Seamus O’Caolaidhé: what a Derry team that was. Henry Downey was some leader of men. Mugged off Cork in the final, mugged them off good and proper.

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    Apr 16th 2020, 10:56 PM

    @Frank Scanlon: Your shoulder surely must be getting too small for that chip

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    Apr 16th 2020, 11:30 PM

    @Barry Tallon: Don’t worry Barry I have big shoulders

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    Apr 16th 2020, 8:42 PM

    There’s more to the GAA than Cork…

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    Apr 16th 2020, 9:06 PM

    Would love to see the Derry v Down game in 1994…fantastic game of the best two teams in the country right then

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    Apr 16th 2020, 10:42 PM

    @jay bernard: one of the greatest games ever played

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    Apr 16th 2020, 8:27 PM

    Ye, was hoping they’d show the 1983 Semi. Best day out in Cork ever.

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    Apr 16th 2020, 10:42 PM

    The Tyrone Kerry final was some game of football in 2005. Some of the scores were unreal. Wasn’t very enjoyable at the time though. Caravans goal that day was something else

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    Apr 16th 2020, 10:58 PM

    @Mel Roberts: Great to see you’re happy with something Melanie

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    Apr 16th 2020, 11:01 PM

    @Mel Roberts: I’d like to see the Tyrone v Armagh semi final in 2005. Such a tense game. That was a great Armagh side, being brutal they probably underachieved not winning that second All-Ireland.

    Mickey Harte is the GOAT.

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    Apr 16th 2020, 11:15 PM

    @Robb Stark: Armagh winning ulster in 2005 probably cost them that all Ireland. The drawn ulster final and replay both at Croke park that year were titanic tussles as well. I’ve never felt as tense an atmosphere as that semi final as you say though. Was poetic Canavan getting the winner after what happened with the sending off in the ulster replay

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    Apr 17th 2020, 10:43 AM

    @Robb Stark: GOAT as football manager or politician?

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    Apr 17th 2020, 11:53 AM

    @Mel Roberts: Stevie McDonnell was one of the best forwards of the last 30 years. It’s just that often he didn’t have enough firepower to aid him. Ronan Clarke’s injuries were a killer.

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    Apr 17th 2020, 3:46 PM

    @Mel Roberts: Cracker alright, but would give the nod to the 08 final.

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    Apr 18th 2020, 10:24 AM

    @Mel Roberts: super final as was 2008

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    Apr 17th 2020, 1:35 AM

    88 hurling final wasn’t a classic but was probably the toughest game of hurling of all times.

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    Apr 17th 2020, 7:57 AM

    @Seamus McSpud: did you watch it in super savers with Síle Mc spud

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    Apr 17th 2020, 7:57 AM

    @Seamus McSpud: did you watch it in super savers with Síle Mc spud

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