(Reuters) - CHELSEA 0 LEICESTER CITY 1Jamie Vardy's well-taken breakaway goal earned Leicester a 1-0 win at Chelsea on Saturday to ease the pressure on coach Claude Puel and inflict the hosts' first home Premier League defeat of the season. The Belgian winger, deployed in a false nine role by Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri, came closest in a first half dominated by Chelsea, striking the crossbar with a fierce drive. Vardy made Chelsea pay shortly after the break, finishing lethally after James Maddison slipped him through at the end of a quick counter-attack. Leicester's victory took them provisionally ninth while Chelsea stay fourth, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference, trailing leaders Liverpool by 11 points. After Vardy's goal Sarri changed tack and threw on target man Olivier Giroud, but it was Leicester who threatened to extend their lead on multiple occasions.

Source: The Star December 22, 2018 17:12 UTC