{"id":23251,"date":"2021-09-25T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23251"},"modified":"2021-09-27T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T15:37:09","slug":"after-scoring-an-own-goal-vardy-scores-a-brace-to-draw-with-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23251","title":{"rendered":"After Scoring An Own Goal Vardy Scores A Brace To Draw With Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Leicester’s Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring his second goal against Burnley (PA)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jamie Vardy scored an own goal but still rescued a point for Leicester and kept winless Burnley waiting for their first victory of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The striker put through his own net for the first time in his career but his brace ensured the Foxes grabbed a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxwel Cornet\u2019s goal left Burnley on the brink of their first win at Leicester for 14 years before Vardy struck with five minutes left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Wood thought he had stolen the points in stoppage time when he headed in but the goal was correctly ruled out by VAR for offside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draw kept the battling Clarets, who impressed with their defensive resolve, in the Premier League drop zone while the Foxes sit 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Lowton set the tone early when he produced a fine block to deny Harvey Barnes when he arrived to meet Ademola Lookman\u2019s cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youri Tielemans drilled over before teeing up Vardy, only for the striker to head over after 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forward, making his 400th career appearance, should have scored and he marked his milestone in the worst possible fashion by giving Burnley a 12th-minute lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clarets had been bright going forward and when Cornet won a corner, Ashley Westwood swung it in and Vardy, at the near post, glanced the ball past his own keeper Kasper Schmeichel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leicester mounted a response and Barnes tested Nick Pope from distance as the hosts dominated the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnley held firm, although they needed Lowton to be in the right place to brilliantly block Vardy\u2019s close-range effort after Ricardo Pereira was allow to deliver from the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The striker would have been forgiven for thinking it was not his day but he came good eight minutes before the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referee Chris Kavanagh played a good advantage after Barnes was clobbered and when Tielemans fed Vardy his first-time effort found the bottom corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, just three minutes later, Burnley stunned the Foxes again when Cornet grabbed his first Clarets goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The industrious Vydra wriggled free on the right and his deep cross found Cornet to arrow a fine volley past Schmeichel from 12 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Burnley suffered a blow when the Ivory Coast international was forced to limp off soon after with a hamstring injury \u2013 not before being booked for time wasting having come back on the pitch for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would have been a relief for the Foxes\u2019 defense, again struggling without the influential Jonny Evans, who continues to battle a foot problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was recognized by Brendan Rodgers, who went to a back three at the break as Timothy Castagne replaced Pereira.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leicester, though, failed to rediscover composure after the restart with Schmeichel particularly guilty of poor decision making and battling Burnley remained equal to their threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Tarkowski frustrated Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho was introduced as Leicester tried to find a second leveler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, they dominated possession but failed to force Pope into any meaningful save with Iheanacho seeing a shot blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodgers\u2019 decision to replaced Lookman with James Maddison was met with jeers from the home fans to underline their frustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarkowski headed Tielemans\u2019 drive behind with seven minutes left and, just as it looked like Burnley would hold on, Vardy struck again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iheanacho put him clear on the left and, when Pope raced out, the striker rounded him to roll in the equalizer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was still time for more drama in stoppage time when Wood headed in but the goal was ruled out for offside by VAR.<\/p>\n

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