Jamie Vardy has scored 11 goals in his last nine Premier League games for Leicester, who are at Manchester City on SaturdayLeicester City's in-form striker Jamie Vardy will have to be rested during a "nonsense" festive programme, says boss Brendan Rodgers. Three days after the Newcastle game, Leicester host Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup on 4 January. In football, it's the second day where the players suffer. "You get that first day of recovery but it's the second day where it's really tough for a player. "If we go along that route then the second day, instead of recovering, we're kicking off at 5.30pm at West Ham.

Source: BBC December 21, 2019 07:41 UTC