Nick Pope 9
Superb reactions denied Mahrez a bullet header in the first half and Vardy's low strike in the second, again in front of England boss Gareth Southgate. Vardy did smash one into the roof of the net, but there wasn't a lot he could do to stop that one
Matt Lowton 8
Involved in some bright moves advancing down the right and creating chances, but also kept it tight at the back
Kevin Long 8
His first league goal for the Clarets was a decisive one. Training ground routine came up trumps
James Tarkowski 7
Burnley were made to defend deeper by a determined Leicester in the second half but he was resolute
Stephen Ward 8
Another steady and dependable performance from the Irishman as he limited Mahrez's impact on the game
Aaron Lennon 7
Full of trickery but at times the simple balls would have worked better for Burnley
Ashley Westwood 7
Used the ball well and pressed hard in midfield to try to get the Foxes on the back foot
Jack Cork 8
Effective going forward, notably with the first goal, but put his body in the way at the back too
Johann Berg Gudmundsson 8
Back in the side after injury, with an incisive delivery to boost Burnley's set piece threat. Quality on the ball
Ashley Barnes 8
A good awareness of his strike partner, laying on a superb assist for Wood's opening goal
Chris Wood 8
Back in the goals, reacting well to an initial blocked shot to score from the rebound. Diligent defensively when required too
SUBS: Jeff Hendrick (for Wood 75) 6
Sam Vokes (for Barnes 85)
Subs not used: Tom Heaton, Charlie Taylor, Dean Marney, Nahki Wells, Phil Bardsley.
Leicester City: Kasper Schmeichel (Ben Hamer 86); Danny Simpson, Wes Morgan, Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell; Adrien Silva, Hamza Choudhury; Riyad Mahrez, Shinji Okazaki (Kelechi Iheanacho 45), Demarai Gray (Fousseni Diabate 64); Jamie Vardy.
Subs not used: Marc Albrighton, Aleksandar Dragovic, Christian Fuchs, Harvey Barnes.
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