Jamie Vardy joins Man United and Tottenham legends in elite group after historic strike
Jamie Vardy has once again added his name to the Premier League history books.
He city of leicester The striker scored his fourth goal of the Premier League season against Nottingham Forest on Friday night.
Ryan Yates put Forest ahead after just six minutes, before Vardy equalized, just by Chris Wood to extend the visiting team's lead early in the second half.
In doing so, Vardy joined an elite group made up of former manchester united and Tottenham Hotspur legends
At 37 years and 288 days old, he is the fourth oldest player to score in consecutive Premier League games.
Only Teddy Sheringham (39 years 350 days), Ryan Giggs (39y 86d) and Graham Alexander (38y and 28d) are above the striker on the list.
Vardy's illustrious career in the English top flight consists of a Premier League title, a Golden Boot and the FWA Footballer of the Year award.
In November 2015, he also received a Guinness World Record for becoming the fifth player to win the Premier League Player of the Month trophy in consecutive months.
Vardy made his 316th Premier League appearance on Friday night and scored a whopping 160 goals during that time.
Following the 2015/16 season, he was also named Premier League player of the season after his beloved Leicester City notably won the league title.
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