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Numerous fans sported Jamie Vardy masks at Leicester's Boxing Day clash with Everton including one familiar face!

Jamie Vardy may have been suspended for Leicester's Boxing Day clash against Everton, but his face was certainly not missed at the King Power Stadium!

That's because the Premier League champions left 30,000 Vardy face masks on the seats for the home supporters to wear on Monday afternoon. 

Leicester City fans await kick off at the King Power Stadium surrounded by Jamie Vardy masks

Vardy served the first match of his suspension against the Toffees having been shown a straight red card for a two-footed lunge on Mame Biram Diouf in Leicester's 2-2 draw at Stoke on December 17. 

Jamie Vardy masks are left on the seats ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Everton at King Power Stadium in Leic

A Football Association disciplinary panel upheld referee Craig Pawson's decision to dismiss Vardy after Leicester had decided to appeal the red card given to the England forward. 

Paper masks of Leicester's Jamie Vardy are laid out on seats prior to kickoff at the King Power Stadium

Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha called the decision one that could "distort the charm of the Premier League", while manager Claudio Ranieri was equally dispirited at his pre-Christmas media conference on Friday, claiming he was "sad for football". 

And that sadness led the powers-that-be at Leicester to this novel way of showing their support for Vardy! 

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