Leicester got back their mojo but lost their talisman when Jamie Vardy limped off with glute injury. “He’s fantastic player and really important for us but you’re never going to succeed if you rely on just one player,” Brendan Rodgers said.
The absence of the Premier League’s top scorer certainly did not matter against a dishevelled West Ham, as Leicester strutted to their first league win since New Year’s Day owing to two goals by Ayoze Pérez and one each by Harvey Barnes and Ricardo Pereira. Their position in the top four looks secure, with this result leaving them 14 points clear of fifth-place Manchester United.