LEICESTER City moved into second in the Premier League as goals from Jamie Vardy and James Maddison downed Arsenal 2-0 to cap a dominant display at the King Power Stadium.

Meanwhile, Chelsea made it six league wins from six following a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge. Second half goals from Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic handed the Blues victory.

Heading into Saturday’s encounter in search of a fourth successive league win, Leicester failed to capitalize on some basic errors from Arsenal prior to Vardy’s well-worked 68th-minute strike — his 11th of the season.

Wilfred Ndidi had previously gone the closest to breaking the deadlock, hitting the crossbar early in the second half, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a goal rightly ruled out for offside at the other end.

Maddison settled the game with a fantastic second, making sure Brendan Rodgers’ side continued their sparkling form and, temporarily at least, slot in behind former employers Liverpool in the table.

Matteo Guendouzi was fortunate to get away with a pull on Caglar Soyuncu early on, while Alexandre Lacazette should have done better with a close-range attempt at the culmination of an Arsenal counter.

Unai Emery’s side proved to be their own worst enemy with consistently sloppy play, and Ayoze Perez should have done better after latching onto Hector Bellerin’s slack pass.

Ndidi looked sure to open the scoring four minutes after the restart only to lift his effort against the crossbar.

(SD-Agencies)