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Leicester hand West Brom rude welcome

Leicester City's Belgian defender Timothy Castagne celebrates scoring the opening goal during their English Premier League match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England, on September 13, 2020.

Photo credit: Tim Keeton | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Despite Leicester's drop-off in the second half of the campaign, Vardy still won the Premier League's golden boot last season and the 33-year-old launched his challenge to be top scorer once more with two expertly taken spot-kicks in the final 16 minutes after he and James Justin had been felled inside the area.

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Leicester bounced back from a disappointing end to last season to get their new campaign off to a winning start as Jamie Vardy scored two penalties in a 3-0 win at West Brom.