Jamie Vardy converts from the spot to score his seventh goal of the season and give Leicester City a 1-0 lead over Norwich City at half time at Carrow Road.

Jamie Vardy's penalty has given Leicester City a 1-0 lead over Norwich City at half time of the Premier League clash at Carrow Road.

The game began at a high tempo with both sides applying pressure from the off and exchanging early sights of goal, Cameron Jerome playing a one-two with Wes Hoolahan and firing over the bar, before Shinji Okazaki could not keep his header down from Marc Albrighton's cross.

Vardy was always likely to be Leicester's main threat and his low effort was saved by the legs of John Ruddy after he was sent sprinting down the left in a swift counter-attack.

Jamie Vardy (3rd L) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Leicester City at Carrow Road on October 3, 2015 © Getty Images

Russell Martin's last-ditch block was all that stopped Jeffrey Schlupp's shot finding the net and Danny Drinkwater was denied too as Leicester looked the more likely, and with 27 minutes gone a golden opportunity for the opener arrived.

Sebastien Bassong was deemed to have tripped Vardy in the box and the England international got up to take the spot kick himself, calmly sending Ruddy the wrong way to score for the fifth league game in a row and bring his tally to seven for the season.

Schlupp was inches away from doubling the lead when he just could not make contact with Albrighton's ball across goal as the Foxes continued to control proceedings, but the visitors could not add to their lead before the half-time whistle.