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Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester thrash Villa 4-0

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring their second goal from the penalty spot [Andrew Yates, Reuters]

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy ended his long scoring drought with two goals after coming off the bench as they returned to winning ways with a 4-0 drubbing of Premier League strugglers Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium on Monday.

Leicester's goal-machine Vardy had not found the net since Dec. 21 but converted a penalty just past the hour to double Leicester's lead shortly after replacing Kelechi Iheanacho.

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