Published 14:43 IST, October 26th 2019
Jamie Vardy: Watch the striker's incredible hat-trick vs Southampton!
Vardy hat-trick: Striker shines for Leicester City in their 9-0 hammering of Southampton on Friday, October 25, 2019. The team set new scoring records as well!
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With ir 9-0 victory over Southampton on Friday, October 25, 2019, Leicester City and ir players made Premier League history in a number of ways. result matched record margin of victory set by Manchester United, who overwhelmed Ipswich Town by same scoreline at Old Trafford in March 1995.
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A night of new records
It also set record for biggest away win in Premier League history. It beats record that had also been held by Man United, when y beat ttingham Forest 8-1 in 1999. Indeed, Leicester's triumph was biggest victory by an away side in an English top-flight league match in 131-year history of Premier League. For Foxes, this scoreline easily exceeded ir previous best in Premier League, which came only last month when y won 5-0 at home against Newcastle United.
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Leicester also became only second side in Premier League history to have two players score a hat-trick in same match. Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy followed achievements of Jermaine Pennant and Robert Pires, who each hit trebles in Arsenal's 6-1 victory over Southampton in May 2003.
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Vardy completed his hat-trick with an injury-time penalty after a foul by Jan Bednarek. Minutes earlier, Maddison scored a brilliant free-kick. He celebrated by pointing to sky and looking up to heavens. This was ar special night. Vardy went joint top of Premier League goal-scoring charts with 8 goals courtesy his header soon after, as Saints continued to raise white flag.
Jamie Vardy insisted Leicester City went all out for Premier League record win after y trounced a hapless Southampton 9-0.
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10:36 IST, October 26th 2019