5 Premier League stars who may have deliberately got suspended to take Christmas off

Modified Dec 26, 2016 04:38 GMT

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City in action during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) — Jamie Vardy will miss the entire festive period through suspension

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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 17: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City (L) is shown a red card by referee Craig Pawson during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Leicester City at Bet365 Stadium on December 17, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) — Vardy sees red after a challenge on Diouf

It seems like all of Leicester’s last season’s stars were planning on taking the Christmas off and spending time together, doesn’t it? The Premier League player of the season of 2015-16, Jamie Vardy, has been in terrific form over the last one and a half years. Last season, he scored 24 goals and helped the Foxes to an unlikely league triumph.

As compared to last season’s heroics, Vardy has been a tad off-colour this term. However, the English forward returned to form with a thumping hat-trick, his first in the Premier League, in Leicester’s 4-2 win over Manchester City.

In midweek's hotly contested match at Stoke, Vardy was sent off for a rash two-foot challenge midway through the first half. Although it appeared that he had gotten the ball first, the referee deemed it as a rough tackle and awarded him a straight red.

An appeal that was turned down by the FA might make it look like that Vardy was innocent but it might have been a devious ploy to get the entire festive period off. Vardy is now suspended until the FA Cup fixture on 7 January, 2017.

Edited by Staff Editor