Burnley vs Leicester City: Jamie Vardy played through the pain barrier, says Nigel Pearson

Burnley 0 Leicester 1

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Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson revealed that goalscorer Jamie Vardy needed an injection to be fit for the 1-0 victory over Burnley.

Vardy had not trained for the past two days but was in the right place at the right time to fire the Foxes out of the Premier League relegation zone for the first time since November.

"Vardy has had an injection in his foot before the game to give him a chance of playing," said Pearson.

"He has not trained for past two days. He might be in a bit of pain tomorrow morning.

"We will have to see how one or two of the inured players are holding up for Wednesday (vs Chelsea)."

Leicester hadn't won four top flight matches in a row since 1966 (Getty)

Pearson watched on as Leicester took the lead just 59 seconds after Matty Taylor had missed a penalty for the hosts.

Kasper Schiemchel was sent the wrong way, but the ball crashed into the foot of the post and went out for a goalkick.

Marc Albrighton, from the resultant kick, galloped down the right flank and laid it on a plate for Vardy to seal Leicester's fourth consecutive win.

"It was not a great game," admitted Pearson. "It was two sides who wanted to win the game but there was also that fear of losing it. I think that impacted the quality.

"I cannot sit here and say our performance was such that we would expect to win it. We defended with a real spirit. Results are a damn sight more important than performances."

Matty Taylor missed a huge penalty for the Clarets (Getty)

The result sees City win four Premier League games on the bounce for the first time in their history and the first time in the top flight since 1966.

Pearson, though, said his players cannot lose focus on the fact there is still a lot of work to be done.

"To win four on the bounce is clearly a very good achievement but I am also aware of the fact that people may start feeling that the pressure has changed," said Pearson. "That is nonsense.

"With five games to go we need to keep our fate in our own hands, that is the key. We have got a lot of very difficult games to play. There is still a lot to play for.

"There is no time for our players to start thinking the job is done. It is not at all."