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Head-to-Head: Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) vs Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)

19th December 2015 - Barclays Premier League - Everton v Leicester City - Jamie Vardy of Leicester - Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

Sunday afternoon (13:30) sees Premier League leaders Leicester City visit Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, with both sides desperate for all three points, but for two very different reasons.

The Black Cats are four points adrift of safety in the bottom three, so they’ll be hoping top goalscorer Jermain Defoe can continue firing in the goals to give Sam Allardyce’s side a chance of survival come May.

Meanwhile the Foxes are eager to bag another three points in their bid to win the 2015-16 title, with star striker Jamie Vardy’s 19 league goals this season helping Claudio Ranieri’s men soar seven points clear at the top of the standings.

So with both key forwards set to go head-to-head on Sunday, here is how Sunderland’s Defoe and Leicester’s Vardy match up so far this term…

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