Leicester City quickly bounced back to the winners' list with a 2-1 victory over Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Claudio Ranieri's Foxes made it four wins and three draws form their opening eight matches of the Premier League season thanks to goals either side of the break from Jamie Vardy and Jeffrey Schlupp.
Vardy retained his spot at the top of the scoring charts when he emphatically fired home form the penalty spot in the 28th minute for his seventh of the season after he was clattered in the area by Sebastien Bassong.
Leicester doubled their advantage early in the second half when Schupp won possession in his side's back half before advancing the length of the pitch, playing a neat one-two with N'Golo Kante, before rifling beyond John Ruddy from an angle.
The Canaries stepped up their game as the second half progressed and managed to pull one back through loan signing Dieumerci Mbokani who produced a glancing touch with the outside of his right boot to send home Jonny Howson's pinpoint delivery.
Alex Neil's side pressed for an equaliser but were unable to again breach Kasper Schmeichel's goal as fifth-placed Leicester held on, sending Norwich down to 13th position.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Norwich City: 1 (Dieumerci Mbokani 68')
Leicester City: 2 (Jamie Vardy (PEN) 28', Jeffrey Schlupp 47')
Carroll Road, Norwich - 27,067
TALKING POINTS
- Leicester continue to get the job done, this time without Riyad Mahrez. Is Ranieri the manager of the season so far?
- Results are not falling the way Norwich would like but Neil has them playing with confidence With some luck, could they edge into the top half?
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Canaries head to bottom-placed Newcastle United in search of their first win in four after the international break while Leicester will travel down south to take on Southampton.
TWITTER INSIGHT
Hey @LCFC . Who cares about a clean sheet? 3 POINTS LADS!!! Have a great trip home! @Wes5L1nk@robert_huth#NorLeipic.twitter.com/TmntQTsQmX
— christian fuchs (@FuchsOfficial) October 3, 2015REDMOND | "We can't be disheartened," says @NathanRedmond22 after @LCFC defeat: http://t.co/w9AgsjlJvY#ncfcpic.twitter.com/fC0fE22bZu
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) October 3, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Leicester's Ranieri on the scoring form of Vardy:
"He is in a great moment and the the strikers live for this kind of moment - now everything he does is gold."
Norwich boss Neil on his side's poor first half:
"I am disappointed for the players today because I thought they let themselves down in the first 45 minutes and did not play anywhere near their standards."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
5 - Jamie Vardy has now scored in five successive Premier League games. Guarantee.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 3, 20154 - Leicester have won twice as many penalties as any other Premier League side this season. Specialists.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 3, 2015TEAM LEADERS
NORWICH
Goals - Nathan Redmond, Russell Martin 3
Assists - Wes Hoolahan 5
Yellow cards - Alexander Tettey 5
Red cards - Steven Whittaker 1
LEICESTER
Goals - Jamie Vardy 7
Assists - Marc Albrighton, Riyad Mahrez 3
Yellow cards - Andy King, Robert Huth, Danny Drinkwater 2
