Vardy scores in fond farewell to doomed Foxes

JAMIE Vardy ended Leicester’s long wait for a home goal in the Premier League as they defeated Southampton 2-0 in a clash between two already-relegated teams.

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Vardy’s opener at the King Power Stadium was the 38-year-old’s 199th goal in a Foxes shirt and set Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side on their way to a first win since January.

Jordan Ayew added a second before half-time for the Foxes to leave the Saints still needing one more point to avoid a share of the competition’s lowestever total - Derby's 11 from 2007-08.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis had a decent chance to head Southampton into a sixth-minute lead, but his effort from Mateus Fernandes’ corner was comfortably saved by Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk.

However, there could not have been a more popular opening goalscorer as Leicester finally found the net at home in the league for the first time since Bobby De CordovaReid’s equaliser against Brighton on December 8, 2024.