Four of the bottom seven meet today
November 2015: Jamie Vardy breaks Ruud van Nistelrooy’s iconic record by scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League matches.
December 2024: Jamie Vardy scores the first goal of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester tenure.
Fate works in mysterious ways
Jamie Vardy is the 14th player in Premier League history to be directly involved in 100+ goals at a single stadium in the competition’s history.
◉ 73 goals
◉ 27 assists
The King of the King Power.
It was Jamie Vardy who broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record for scoring in consecutive Premier League games when he achieved 11 in a row for Leicester in 2015.
Nine years later, he scores the club’s first goal under Van Nistelrooy as manager.
Football
Five weeks ago, Ruud van Nistelrooy defeated Leicester 5-2 in the EFL Cup in his first match as Man Utd caretaker.
Three weeks ago, he defeated Leicester 3-0 in the league in his final match as Man Utd caretaker.
Now in his first match as Leicester manager, he’s won 3-1 vs. West Ham.
Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Partey, Rice, Ødegaard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Man Utd XI: Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, De Ligt; Dalot, Ugarte, Mount, Malacia; Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund.
54’—Arsenal corner kick goal
73’—Arsenal corner kick goal
The Gunners have scored 22 goals from corners since the start of last season .
Liverpool drop points for just the third time this season after conceding a 90th-minute equalizer to Newcastle
At 39 years and 148 days old, Ashley Young becomes the oldest player to score from a direct free kick in the Premier League