England striker Jamie Vardy’s incredible form continued during their 2-1 win over Watford this afternoon as the Leicester City man scored for the ninth Premier League game in a row. And it’s created seasons like last year’s, when Chelsea surged ahead of the table and never looked back, while the remaining five usual suspects dutifully filled out spots two through six and the bulk of the table fought for meaningless position and moral victories.
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The value in backing Quique Sanchez Flores’ side for an upset at 3/1 is further enhanced when you account for the fact that they have won four and drawn two of their last seven against Leicester.
It was a awful howler by the Brazilian, whose time at White Hart Lane earned him a reputation for similar accidents but who appeared to have put his error-strewn past firmly behind him at Watford. This means that though Vardy now holds the record for most consecutive games a player has scored in during one season, to equal Van Nistelrooy’s achievement he must score in Leicester City’s next game against Newcastle United.
Claim your bonus of up to £200 – OPEN AN ACCOUNT NOW and watch matches in live streaming!! The continuity in the starting 11 will be what is playing a major part in Leicester City’s great start to the season. All three have 25 points although Leicester are behind on goal difference.
The Algerian global sits behind just Barcelona’s Neymar, however, stands alone as the top-rated player in the Premier League after the opening 12 games.
Chelsea’s third straight league defeat – its seventh in 12 matches – placed the preseason favourite 16th in the standings, just three points above the previously unthinkable relegation zone. “For me in my team he plays free, forward”.
Under former Chelsea manager Ranieri, Leicester has placed the emphasis on attack, throwing caution to the wind this season and has really gone for the opposition in every game.
So where did it all go right for Leicester, which should keep its impressive run going Saturday when it hosts Watford?
“Of course Jamie wanted to score, that’s normal”, Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri said. “It is another very important step, so it is important he grows up with me here”. But Mahrez is doing it better than any of them (and adding goals and assists to boot).
“It is a very strong group, a friendly group and there is a good spirit in the group”.
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Leicester matches have seen the most goals in the 2015/16 BPL campaign (42), while Watford matches have seen the fewest. They are the result of a random aberration far more than an inimitable pattern, and in an age where just about everything can be quantified, there is something refreshingly charming about that reality.
