Leicester 4 – 2 Burnley

Leicester moved best of the early Leading League desk with an entertaining 4-2 victory above Burnley.

Chris Wood gave Burnley an early lead (10) with a clever finish at the again put up but they held on to it for just 10 minutes in advance of Harvey Barnes calmly rolled the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

Erik Pieters unintentionally diverted a reduced Timothy Castagne cross previous his individual ‘keeper Nick Pope to hand Leicester the direct four minutes immediately after 50 %-time, which James Justin doubled from close array 11 minutes later.

Burnley refused to lie down and acquired again into it by way of the head of debutant Jimmy Dunne (73), only for Dennis Praet’s rocket (79) to give the Foxes a substantially-needed cushion going into the last stages.

And the margin of the victory is ample for Leicester to go prime of the desk on target variance for the time getting, while Burnley are one of nine golf equipment with out a issue, albeit getting played 1 less activity than most.

How Leicester fought their way to the summit

Wood opened his account for the season in fashion to give the readers the direct. Charlie Taylor’s ball into the back again submit was taken down by Wood, who shrugged off Justin and fired the ball into the bottom corner.

But that lead did not very last extensive as Leicester equalised with their first genuine possibility. Jamie Vardy kept the ball alive, performed in Castagne, who in switch found Barnes on the edge of the box. He calmly rolled the ball into the base corner and effectively out of Pope’s arrive at.

Barnes visibly grew in self confidence soon after the aim and was the Foxes’ key threat, finding the ball up and driving at Phil Bardsley. He experienced by now fired over the bar when ahead of he compelled Pope into a powerful save, driving in a reduced exertion from the still left that was fulfilled by an outstretched glove.

Robbie Brady had a volley saved by Kasper Schmeichel in advance of going off with a rib injuries as the Foxes place Burnley beneath stress, but found a decided defence tough to break down.

And it was a privileged target that gave them the direct 5 minutes following the break. Youri Tielemans’ defence-splitting ball identified Castagne guiding the defence and though his low cross was meant for Vardy, it clipped the boot of Pieters and trickled into the back again of the internet.

Praet experienced spurned a great prospect in excess of the bar prior to Justin opened his Leading League account just following the hour mark. Ayose Perez’s lower ball took two deflections and located its way to the whole-again on the six-property box, who swept it property.

But Burnley are not the form of side to give up and they fought their way back into the activity by using the head of debutant Dunne, who rose best at the again submit to direct a absolutely free-kick into the corner of the internet.

It fell to Praet to finally set the game to bed for the hosts and he did so in some design and style, rifling a ball into the leading corner from the edge of the region as the room opened up.

Wooden did strike the put up for Burnley in the last throes of typical time and Sean Dyche will not be way too indignant with how his damage-strike squad acquitted by themselves in their initially league game.

For Leicester, their very first back again-to-again league wins considering that January position to an additional time tough in the higher echelons of the Premier League table.

Gentleman of the match – Harvey Barnes

Harvey Barnes netted Leicester’s early equaliser and was a frequent menace to the Burnley defence.

He had the beating of Phil Bardsley and was regularly working at him with the ball, forcing Nick Pope into a superior save late in the very first 50 percent.

Barnes has typically having difficulties for regularity but his start off to the period suggests those people challenges are at the rear of him.

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• Leicester have won their 1st two game titles of a Premier League marketing campaign for the initially time considering the fact that their title-winning marketing campaign of 2015-16, whilst this is the initial time they will stop the day prime of the Premier League since the ultimate working day of that year.

• Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers recorded his 100th victory in the Premier League, getting the 23rd different manager to 100 wins in the level of competition. Rodgers is the fourth-quickest British supervisor to arrive at the milestone (210 game titles), immediately after Alex Ferguson (162 video games), Kenny Dalglish (197) and Kevin Keegan (209).

• Burnley have dropped consecutive Leading League online games for the to start with time because January – prior to these two defeats, the Clarets had only misplaced just one of their prior 15 in the competitors (W8 D6).
• Leicester midfielder Harvey Barnes has been immediately concerned in five objectives in his final a few Leading League video games against Burnley (two aims and three assists).

What’s following?

Leicester host Arsenal in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night before a difficult excursion to the Etihad Stadium subsequent Sunday to just take on Manchester Town, dwell on Sky Sports. Burnley, meanwhile, journey to Millwall in the cup on Wednesday evening and host Southampton on Saturday night time, which is also reside on Sky Athletics.