Substitutes James Maddison and Jamie Vardy earned Leicester City a late 2-0 win that stopped Burnley from moving out of the relegation zone.
Leicester dominated the majority of the match but were four times denied by an inspired Nick Pope, who made brilliant saves to deny Ricardo Pereira, Patson Daka and Harvey Barnes, twice.
Burnley, who lost captain Ben Mee to injury in the first half, could not take their best chance to score either as Maxwel Cornet poked wide.
But Maddison and Vardy came on in the 72nd minute and changed the match.
Vardy, making his first appearance of the year after recovering from injury, teed up Maddison to break the deadlock with a shot from outside the box on 82 minutes.
He then headed in Barnes’s cross in the final minute to seal victory and in doing so breakIan Wright’s record for most goals scored over the age of 30 in the Premier League.
Leicester’s first PL win of 2022 moves them up to 12th on 30 points. A draw would have lifted Burnley above Everton, but they remain in 18th, a point from safety.
Next fixtures
Burnley: 5 Mar v Chelsea (H)
Leicester: 5 Mar v Leeds (H)
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