Leicester's Jamie Vardy joins illustrious names by scoring in seventh consecutive Premier League game
Monday 26 October 2015 15:39, UK
Jamie Vardy's brilliant start to the season hit new heights as he became only the eighth player to score in seven consecutive Premier League games with his winner in Leicester City's 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
The England international found the net when he cleverly flicked the ball over Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey before smashing home from close-range following a defensive mistake by Brede Hangeland.
Vardy's remarkable scoring run puts him in the esteemed company of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Daniel Sturridge, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Emmanuel Adebayor and Mark Stein - and he's showing no signs of slowing down.
Vardy is now four goals clear of Sergio Aguero, Alexis Sanchez and Giorginio Wijnaldum at the top of the Premier League scoring charts with 10 goals in as many games - twice as many as he scored in the whole of last season.
The 28-year-old has been the inspiration behind Leicester's rise to fifth in the table. Claudio Ranieri's men have only been beaten once, and the stats highlight Vardy's importance to the side.
As well as scoring more goals than anyone else, Vardy has also created more chances, had more shots on target and completed more tackles than any other striker. What's more, recent evidence shows he is the Premier league's fastest player.
So can he keep scoring? You certainly wouldn't bet against him, and another goal when Leicester travel to West Brom next weekend would put him alongside Van Nistelrooy and Sturridge as one of only three players to net in eight consecutive Premier League games.
And if he achieves that, he might just start looking at Van Nistelrooy's record of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League.
The former Dutch striker achieved that feat for Manchester United between March and August in 2003, and Vardy can take encouragement from Leicester's relatively kind fixture list, with Watford and Newcastle next up after West Brom.
