LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City speaks to Thomas Partey of Arsenal following the Premier League match between Arsenal and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on October 25, 2020 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Brendan Rodgers gives Jamie Vardy fitness update for Arsenal

Oct 29, 2021

Jamie Vardy will be fit to face Arsenal this weekend, after recovering from injury and returning to training in midweek.

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City speaks with Bobby Madley, Match Referee during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City at The Hawthorns on March 10, 2018 in West Bromwich, England. — WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City speaks with Bobby Madley, Match Referee during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Leicester City at The Hawthorns on March 10, 2018. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

The Premier League’s current second-top scorer Jamie Vardy was forced off at half-time of last week’s game against Brentford with an injury, and he missed the League Cup tie with Brighton in midweek.

But it looks like the striker will be back to face Arsenal on Saturday, with Brendan Rodgers suggesting he was already over the problem by Wednesday.

“Jamie’s fine,” Rodgers said. “He trained this morning (Wednesday) and joined back in the group. All the guys are fine.”

Before his early substitution against Brentford, Vardy was on a goalscoring run of four games, netting against Brighton, Burnley (twice), Crystal Palace, and Manchester United. He’ll be looking to restart that run against Arsenal now.

Vardy has obviously been a regular goalscorer against the Gunners in the past, netting 11 times in 13 matches. He did draw a blank in the last meeting between the two sides, however, in their 3-1 defeat at the King Power Stadium.

The only three games Arsenal have won against Leicester in the last three seasons were when Vardy didn’t score, so they’ll be looking to keep him as quiet as possible.

Perhaps then we can avoid his hundredth interview about the time Arsenal almost signed him.