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Brendan Rodgers confident Jamie Vardy will reach 100 Premier League goals

Brendan Rodgers confident Jamie Vardy will reach 100 Premier League goals
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Jamie Vardy is three strikes away from 100 Premier League goals.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has backed Jamie Vardy to return to his best.

The Premier League's top scorer has notched just one goal in his last 10 games having previously netted 16 times in 17 outings.

Leicester head to Wolves on Friday aiming to return to second in the Premier League.

Vardy, who has scored 97 top flight goals, has recovered from a hamstring injury after the Foxes' winter break with Rodgers convinced he will fire again.

"He's ready to make an impact in the final part of the season. These things happen and he's been working his way back in," he said.

"I've no doubt that he's the player that will always be the threat and he's always going to get those opportunities.

"It's the responsibility of the team to create opportunities for him because he's that type of striker. He needs the last pass, or the cross. In a few games he's been unfortunate not to score.

"But he's such a threat and that will come again, I'm sure.

"I'd be pretty confident that before the end of the season the 100 goals will happen. He's got that mindset with him where he just looks to the next game.

"As long as you're working for the team, it will fall for you.

"I think it's probably dried up centrally with the sides being productive with Harvey (Barnes) and Ayoze (Perez) contributing, creating and scoring.

"Hopefully in this last third of the season it will all come together for them."

Leicester have a 10 point lead over fifth placed Sheffield United as they aim to strengthen their grip on a Champions League spot at Molineux.

The Foxes have won one of their last four games in the league while also losing their Carabao Cup semi-final to Aston Villa last month.

They are still third, eight points clear of Chelsea, but Rodgers refused to look too far ahead.

"We go into every game and give it our best – know what we want to achieve, where we finish is where we deserve to finish," he said.

"The players have been brilliant, if they weren't human we'd win every game. We made some mistakes in the last games but against Chelsea we showed great mentality and probably should have won.

"We've put ourselves in great position but can only focus on the next game."

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1Liverpool26251061154676
2Manchester CityMan City26173667293854
3Leicester CityLeicester26155654262850
4Chelsea2612594336741
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs2611784334940
6Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2610972824439
7Manchester UnitedMan Utd2610883829938
8Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2681263532336
9Everton26106103438-436
10Arsenal2671363634234
11Burnley26104123039-934
12Southampton2694133248-1631
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2687112440-1631
14Crystal Palace2679102332-930
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2669113138-727
16Bournemouth2675142640-1426
17Aston Villa2674153450-1625
18West Ham UnitedWest Ham2666143045-1524
19Watford2659122440-1624
20Norwich CityNorwich2646162448-2418

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