WATCH: Jamie Vardy punches himself in the face in shocking outburst after embarrassing miss for Leicester City

The Englishman was spotted punching himself in the face after putting the ball over the bar - despite having an empty net in front of him - with the scoreline locked at 0-0 after 73 minutes. A cross from Stephy Mavididi slipped into Vardy's path, but his close-range volley went flying into the stands. Vardy sank to his knees holding his head in his hands, and then hit himself hard in the face in a shocking fit of rage.

Whatever the strategy was behind the moment of insanity, it worked, as Vardy recovered to score a brace in front of a packed out crowd at the King Power Stadium. Vardy scored three minutes after the incident to put the Foxes ahead, and went on to convert a penalty in the 96th minute to seal the victory. The final result saw Leicester reopen their three-point lead over Ipswich Town at the top of the Championship.

Vardy and Leicester City will next take on Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on Wednesday as they look to keep up their good form in the Championship. Vardy's latest double saw him move onto six league goals for the 2023-24 season, five behind current Golden Boot race leader Sammie Szmodics.