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Vardy Scores on Premier League Return as Leicester Hold Spurs to 1-1 Draw

Jamie Vardy still knows how to find the back of the net in the Premier League.

The 37-year-old striker rescued a point for Leicester City in their return to the English top league on Monday, heading home a second-half equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, who had largely dominated the first half.

Tottenham had plenty of opportunities to build a bigger lead, but new signing Dominic Solanke was among those guilty of missing chances.

Spanish defender Pedro Porro made Tottenham’s early superiority count after 29 minutes when he got between two Leicester defenders to head James Maddison’s cross into the net at the far post.

However, Vardy, who was key to Leicester’s stunning Premier League title win in 2016 and has remained with the club since then, was left unmarked to head home an equalizer.

A corner count of 9-0 gave some indication of Spurs’ dominance in the first half, but Vardy’s goal changed the game completely.

Steve Cooper’s team suddenly looked a lot livelier, and both teams had chances to win in a busy last half hour.

“Tottenham are a really good team, but we gave them too much respect, and we started getting after them, and it changed the momentum,” Vardy told Sky Sports.

Vardy spurned a good chance in the 70th minute when he was able to run clear on goal, but his low shot was saved by Guglielmo Vicario. At the other end, Richarlison sent a header wide deep into injury time with the last chance of the match.

“It is a disappointing night for us,” Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said. “We need to be more ruthless in front of goal. We were that dominant; we should have been well away from the opposition. To be that wasteful tonight when we had so much of the ball and territory is disappointing.”

The game was halted for eight minutes late in the second half after Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur sustained a head injury. The Uruguayan received oxygen and was taken off on a stretcher, but Postecoglou said he was “conscious and communicating.”

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