Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester condemned relegated Norwich to a fifth consecutive Premier League defeat.
Vardy’s double ensured the Foxes ended their own seven-game winless run in all competitions and sees them move up to 10th in the table.
It was no more than Brendan Rodgers’ side deserved as they dominated possession, although they struggled to make a breakthrough until Vardy’s opener, which deflected off Norwich defender Grant Hanley before looping over visiting goalkeeper Angus Gunn.
Harvey Barnes, who created Vardy’s first, also supplied the second for the 35-year-old, who timed his run to perfection before firing into the top left corner.
And as Leicester moved through the gears, James Maddison blasted an effort into the roof of the net against his former employers, with Gunn unfortunate to see the ball into his path after failing to collect Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s cross.
Dean Smith’s side offered plenty of resistance until falling behind and arguably had the best chance before Vardy broke the deadlock, with Teemu Pukki first-half effort against the post.
However, once they fell behind they wilted and have now conceded 78 goals this term – their worst defensive performance in a top-flight season.
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Leicester City
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameSchmeichel
Average rating6.85
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
Average rating6.74
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Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Average rating6.56
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Squad number6Player nameEvans
Average rating6.80
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Squad number2Player nameJustin
Average rating6.84
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Average rating6.55
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Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
Average rating7.35
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Squad number37Player nameLookman
Average rating6.44
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Average rating7.46
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
Average rating7.02
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Squad number9Player nameVardy
Average rating7.78
Substitutes
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Squad number24Player nameMendy
Average rating6.65
Norwich City
Starting XI
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Squad number28Player nameGunn
Average rating6.24
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Squad number2Player nameAarons
Average rating5.55
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Squad number5Player nameHanley
Average rating6.00
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Squad number3Player nameByram
Average rating5.51
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Squad number30Player nameGiannoulis
Average rating5.55
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Squad number20Player nameLees-Melou
Average rating5.27
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Squad number45Player nameSpringett
Average rating6.21
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Squad number7Player nameRupp
Average rating5.22
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Squad number8Player nameGilmour
Average rating5.89
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Squad number17Player nameRashica
Average rating5.46
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Squad number22Player namePukki
Average rating6.19
Substitutes
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Squad number11Player namePlacheta
Average rating3.75
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Squad number19Player nameSørensen
Average rating4.39
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Squad number46Player nameRowe
Average rating4.45
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Schmeichel
- 27Castagne
- 18Amartey
- 6Evans
- 2Justin
- 8Tielemans
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 37LookmanSubstituted forMendyat 45′minutes
- 10Maddison
- 7Barnes
- 9Vardy
Substitutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 11Albrighton
- 12Ward
- 14Iheanacho
- 17Pérez
- 24Mendy
- 29Daka
- 33Thomas
Norwich
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 28Gunn
- 2Aarons
- 5Hanley
- 3Byram
- 30Giannoulis
- 20Lees-Melou
- 45SpringettSubstituted forPlachetaat 67′minutes
- 7RuppSubstituted forSørensenat 58′minutes
- 8Gilmour
- 17RashicaSubstituted forRoweat 67′minutes
- 22Pukki
Substitutes
- 1Krul
- 4Gibson
- 10Dowell
- 11Placheta
- 18Tzolis
- 19Sørensen
- 21Williams
- 42Gibbs
- 46Rowe
- Referee:
- Simon Hooper
- Attendance:
- 38,092
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Leicester City 3, Norwich City 0.
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Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Norwich City 0.
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City).
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Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grant Hanley with a headed pass following a corner.
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Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
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Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
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Jonathan Rowe (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
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Dimitris Giannoulis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dimitris Giannoulis.
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Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
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Sam Byram (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Leicester City 3, Norwich City 0. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Milot Rashica.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Tony Springett.
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Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
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Goal! Leicester City 2, Norwich City 0. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a through ball.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Lukas Rupp.
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Foul by Harvey Barnes (Leicester City).
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