Vardy double inspires Leicester to victory over relegated Norwich

Jamie Vardy's second-half double inspired Leicester to a 3-0 victory over relegated Norwich at the King Power Stadium, ending a seven-game winless run.

With Norwich's fate already sealed and European qualification out of Leicester's reach, Wednesday's encounter had the feel of an end-of-season game with little on the line.

Goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel and Angus Gunn stole the show in the first half, with Norwich striker Teemu Pukki striking the post in stoppage-time.

It took the returning Vardy, making his first Premier League start since March, to break the deadlock, scoring twice in quick succession (54, 62) to seal the win for Leicester, before James Maddison made it 3-0 (70) against his former side.

Norwich remain rooted to the bottom of the table after five back-to-back defeats, while Leicester move up to 10th after their first Premier League win for a month.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers, who is planning on a summer shake-up of his squad, told his players to put a marker down for next season against Norwich, but it was a tricky start for the Foxes as the visitors continued to trouble them on the break in the first 45 minutes.

Leicester dominated possession in what was an open first half, but Gunn produced a double save after 11 minutes, denying Maddison from range, before getting up quickly to keep out Vardy on the rebound.

He was on hand again minutes later to save another Maddison effort, this time at an angle on the overlap, but Norwich continued to pose a threat on the break.

Less than five minutes later, it was Schmeichel's turn. The Leicester goalkeeper rushing off his line to deny teenager Tony Springett on his Premier League debut, before reacting quickly to stop Pukki's follow-up.

There was no let-up