Jamie Vardy sets new Premier League record as Leicester hold Manchester United
ByPA Sport
Published 28/11/2015 at 19:56 GMT
Jamie Vardy set a new Premier League record of scoring in 11 consecutive matches, but Leicester lost top spot as they drew 1-1 with Manchester United.
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Vardy's record-breaking moment came after 24 minutes when he raced onto Christian Fuchs' pass to slide the ball past United goalkeeper David De Gea for his 14th goal of the season.
Ironically, Vardy's goal removed the name of former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy from the record books, the Dutchman having scored in 10 consecutive Premier League games in 2003.
Bastian Schweinsteiger then headed home his first United goal from a Daley Blind corner on the stroke of half-time.
United dominated possession throughout in a cagey contest, but Leicester came closest to grabbing the winner when De Gea denied Foxes substitute Leonardo Ulloa from point-blank range in the second half.
The sides had started the day in the top two but Manchester City returned to the summit courtesy of an earlier 3-1 home victory over Southampton, although star striker Sergio Aguero was forced off with a heel injury.
The Argentina striker limped off after 64 minutes after Kevin De Bruyne's eighth City goal and Fabian Delph's first had given the hosts a commanding 2-0 interval lead.
Shane Long headed home soon after the re-start to give Saints hope but Aleksandar Kolarov sealed the three points with a firm shot five minutes after Aguero's departure.
Newcastle manager Steve McClaren was feeling the heat after his side were thrashed 5-1 at Crystal Palace to drop into the relegation zone.
There were angry words on the Newcastle training ground this week following the 3-0 home defeat to Leicester, but McClaren's week got worse by the minute after Papiss Cisse had given the visitors a 10th-minute lead.
James McArthur (14), Yannick Bolasie (17) and Wilfried Zaha (41) scored before the break to set the Eagles on their way to only a second win in six league games.
And Bolasie and McArthur piled the misery on McClaren with second-half goals as Palace boss Alan Pardew savoured victory against his old club.
Sunderland moved above their local rivals and out of the bottom three with a 2-0 defeat of Stoke, the second successive win for Sam Allardyce's Black Cats.
Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross was sent off for a second bookable offence after 47 minutes, but the 10-man Potters held out until Patrick van Aanholt (82) and Duncan Watmore (84) struck.
Bournemouth also moved above Newcastle on goal difference after battling back to claim a point in a 3-3 thriller with Everton.
Defender Ramiro Funes Mori netted Everton's first set-piece goal of the season before Romelu Lukaku's 12th of the campaign, and his eighth in as many Premier League games, gave Everton a 2-0 half-time lead.
Adam Smith (80) and Junior Stanislas (87) levelled in a dramatic finale before Ross Barkley put Everton back ahead deep into stoppage time.
But Stanislas incredibly rescued a point for the Cherries with virtually the last touch of the match in the eighth minute of injury time.
Bottom club Aston Villa's misery continued as they lost 3-2 at home to Watford.
Villa were without Jack Grealish, who had been dropped after enjoying a night out in the wake of the 4-0 defeat at Everton last weekend, and Odion Ighalo fired Watford into a 17th-minute lead.
Micah Richards' first Villa goal, a powerful header four minutes before the break, restored parity and Watford lost goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes to injury after the break.
But Villa defender Alan Hutton prodded into his own net and Troy Deeney added another to make Jordan Ayew's late effort irrelevant.
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