His club Leicester, shock champions four seasons ago, are flying again in the Premier League, thanks in large part to a formidable scoring run from the ex-England man. Only Barcelona's Lionel Messi has scored more league goals in the calendar year, with 33 in 29 games. Vardy's 16 goals this season mean he is already two-thirds of the way towards his best total of 24 Premier League goals in Leicester's title-winning season of 2015-16. Vardy is the first player to score in eight consecutive Premier League games since... Vardy in 2015-16, when he scored in 11 games in a row. But a higher percentage of those are in the opposition penalty area - and are shots - than in any of his previous five Premier League campaigns.

Source: BBC December 13, 2019 00:00 UTC