Jamie Vardy became the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches when he gave Leicester City the lead in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at the King Power Stadium yesterday.

Vardy broke the record established by United’s Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2003 when he struck in the 24th minute.

He timed his run perfectly to go past the visiting defence before firing an angled shot past David de Gea.

United equalised in first-half stoppage time when Bastian Schweinsteiger powered in a header.

“I’m delighted to have got the goal. It’s a bit disappointing the way we conceded their goal because it could have been three points,” Vardy told BBC Sports.

“On another day it could have gone another way but a draw is a fair result. We have come away with a point from a match against a very good side.

“I’ve just been taking each game as it comes. The record was not in my mind, it would have affected my performance and the team’s, and that’s the last thing I wanted to do.

“I can think about it when I am home but as soon as I cross the white line all I should be concentrating on is my football. That’s what I have been doing and exactly what I will continue to do.”

The result meant Manchester City, who returned to the top of the table earlier in the day by beating Southampton 3-1, remained there on goal difference ahead of Leicester.

Both teams have 29 points from 14 matches with United third on 28 points. Arsenal, who play at Norwich City today, are fourth with 26.

City, thrashed 4-1 at home by Liverpool last week, took an early grip with a tap-in from Kevin de Bruyne and a shot from the edge of the box from Fabian Delph inside the opening 20 minutes before Shane Long headed in for Saints soon after halftime.

Aleksandar Kolarov added the third after 69 minutes as City recovered from the midweek 1-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League.

Toon misery

With fourth-placed Arsenal and fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur not playing until today, Crystal Palace closed the gap on the leaders when they thrashed struggling Newcastle United 5-1 at Selhurst Park after Newcastle scored first through Papiss Cisse after 10 minutes.

Palace, who had slipped back to 10th after a good start to the season, responded with two goals from Yannick Bolasie, two from James McArthur and one from Wilfried Zaha to send Newcastle back into the relegation zone.

Newcastle have 10 points, the same as Bournemouth who staged a dramatic comeback after trailing 2-0 to Everton then 3-2 with only seconds of stoppage time left before Junior Stanislas equalised with a header to make it 3-3.

Ramiro Funes Mori and Romelu Lukaku had put Everton 2-0 ahead before Adam Smith and Stanislas scored to make it 2-2. Ross Barkley put Everton 3-2 up after five minutes of additional time before Stanislas’s late goal saved a point for the home side.

Despite those heroics, Bourne-mouth have now gone eight games without a win and remain in the relegation zone on 10 points with Newcastle and Aston Villa, who have only five points and have lost 11 of their 14 games, beneath them.

Villa lost 3-2 at home to Watford after 10 minutes of stoppage time at Villa Park following a long delay to treat Watford’s goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes who suffered a head injury.

Sunderland climbed out of the relegation zone with their second win this week, following up Monday’s 1-0 victory at Palace with a 2-0 win over Stoke City who had Ryan Shawcross sent off in the second half.

Premier League results

Played yesterday

Aston Villa 2
Richards 41; Ayew 89;
Watford 3
Ighalo 17; Hutton 69og; Deeney 85;

HT: 1-1. Att: 35,057

Bournemouth 3
Smith 80; Stanislas 87, 90+;
Everton 3
Mori 25; Lukaku 36; Barkley 90;

HT: 0-2. Att: 11,228.

C. Palace 5
McArthur 14, 90; Bolasie 17, 47; Zaha 41;
Newcastle 1
Cisse 10;

HT: 3-1. Att: 24,833.

Man. City 3
De Bruyne 9; Delph 20; Kolarov 69;
Southampton 1
Long 49;

HT: 2-0. Att: 54,102.

Sunderland 2
Van Aanholt 82; Watmore 84;
Stoke City 0

HT: 0-0. Att: 41,516.
Red card: Shawcross (S) 47.

Leicester 1
Vardy 24;
Man. United 1
Schweinsteiger 45;

HT: 1-1. Att: 32,115.

Playing today
Liverpool vs Swansea - 17.15
Norwich vs Arsenal - 17.15
Tottenham vs Chelsea - 13.00
West Ham vs West Brom - 15.05

Leading scorers
14 goals: Vardy (Leicester City).
10 goals: Lukaku (Everton).
8 goals: Kane (Tottenham), Ighalo (Watford).
7 goals: Mahrez (Leicester City), Giroud (Arsenal), Aguero (Man. City).

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Man. City	14	9	2	3	30	14	29
Leicester	14	8	5	1	29	21	29
Man. United	14	8	4	2	20	10	28
Arsenal	13	8	2	3	23	11	26
Tottenham	13	6	6	1	24	11	24
C. Palace	14	7	1	6	19	14	22
Everton	14	5	6	3	27	19	21
West Ham	13	6	3	4	24	20	21
S’hampton	14	5	5	4	20	17	20
Liverpool	13	5	5	3	17	15	20
Watford	14	5	4	5	15	16	19
Stoke City	14	5	4	5	11	14	19
West Brom	13	5	2	6	12	17	17
Swansea	13	3	5	5	14	18	14
Chelsea	13	4	2	7	17	23	14
Norwich City	13	3	3	7	16	24	12
Sunderland	14	3	3	8	16	26	12
B’nemouth	14	2	4	8	17	30	10
Newcastle	14	2	4	8	14	30	10
Aston Villa	14	1	2	11	12	27	5

Next fixtures

Saturday: 13.45 Stoke vs Man. City. 16.00 Arsenal vs Sunderland; Man. United vs West Ham; Southampton vs Aston Villa; Swansea vs Leicester; Watford vs Norwich; West Brom vs Tottenham. 18.30 Chelsea vs Bournemouth.

Sunday: 17.00 Newcastle vs Liverpool.

Monday, December 7: 21.00 Everton vs Crystal Palace.

The Championship
Blackburn-Sheffield Wed. - 2-2
Brighton-Birmingham - 2-1
Cardiff-Burnley - 2-2
Charlton-Ipswich - 0-3
Fulham-Preston - 1-1
Huddersfield-Middlesbrough - 0-2
Nottingham Forest-Reading - 3-1
Queen’s Park Rangers-Leeds - 1-0
Rotherham-Bristol City - 3-0
Wolves-MK Dons - 0-0

Tomorrow:
Bolton-Brentford - 20:45

Standings: Brighton 38; M’Boro; Derby 36; Hull 35; Burnley 34; Birmingham, Ipswich, Sheffield Wed. 28; Reading 27; Cardiff 26; Brentford 24; QPR 23; Fulham 22; Blackburn, Wolves 21; N. Forest 20; Leeds 19; Preston 18; MK Dons, Bristol City, Charlton 16; Huddersfield, Rotherham 15; Bolton 11.

League One
Barnsley-Sheffield Utd - 1-1
Blackpool-Fleetwood - 1-0
Burton-Colchester - 5-1
Chesterfield-Swindon - 0-4
Coventry-Doncaster - 2-2
Crewe-Oldham Athletic - 1-0
Millwall-Bury - 1-0
Rochdale-Port Vale - 2-1
Scunthorpe-Peterborough - 0-4
Shrewsbury-Gillingham - 2-2
Southend-Wigan - 0-0
Walsall-Bradford - 2-1

Standings: Coventry 39; Gillingham, Burton 38; Walsall 36; Wigan 34; Peterborough 33; Millwall, Southend, Bradford 31; Bury 30; Port Vale 29; Sheff. United, Rochdale 27; Scunthorpe 26;  Doncaster 24; Chesterfield 23; Swindon 22; Fleetwood, Shrewsbury 21; Colchester 20; Oldham, Blackpool, Crewe 19; Barnsley 18.

League Two
Barnet-Mansfield - 1-3
Cambridge-Notts County - 3-1
Carlisle-Crawley - 3-1
Dagenham-Plymouth - 1-1
Exeter-Bristol Rovers - 1-1
Hartlepool-Oxford - 0-1
Leyton Orient-Wimbledon - 1-1
Newport County-Luton - 3-0
Northampton-Yeovil - 2-0
Stevenage-Morecambe - 4-3
Wycombe-Portsmouth - 2-2
York City-Accrington - 1-5

Standings: Oxford, Plymouth, Northampton 40; Accrington 35; Portsmouth 34; Carlisle 33; Mansfield 32; Leyton Orient 31; Wycombe, Exeter 30; Wimbledon 28; Bristol Rovers 27; Luton, Cambridge 26; Notts County, Crawley 25; Morecambe 24; Stevenage 22; Barnet 21; Hartlepool 20; Newport 19; Dagenham 13; York 12; Yeovil 11.