Embed from Getty Images Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez has been named the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year and becomes the first African footballer to win the accolade. The Algerian international has been involved in a league-high 28 goals this season for the Foxes, with 17 goals and ...
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Leicester thrash Swansea to move closer to title
Embed from Getty Images Any doubts over Leicester’s title hopes soon vanished as the Foxes restored their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points. There was a level of uncertainty as Leicester were going to be without the suspended Jamie Vardy but Claudio Ranieri’s side ...
Read More »Late Ulloa penalty rescues point for Leicester
Embed from Getty Images Leonardo Ulloa salvaged a draw for Leicester in injury time as the Foxes fought back against West Ham to move eight points clear at the top of the league. From a Leicester perspective it was a game that shouldn’t have needed rescuing as referee Jon ...
Read More »Why Leicester winning the Premier League will be good for English football
Embed from Getty Images This Premier League season has been mad. Title holders Chelsea are currently mid-table and look like they will end there, but the madness is at the top. Currently Leicester are at the top of the table and they are seven points off second and 13 off ...
Read More »Vardy double earns Leicester win at Sunderland
Embed from Getty Images Two goals from Jamie Vardy ensured Leicester won at the Stadium of Light to pile more pressure on Spurs in the Premier League title race. This meant Vardy became the first Leicester player to score over 20 top flight goals in a single season since ...
Read More »The Foxes move seven clear with victory over Southampton
Embed from Getty Images A goal from Wes Morgan was enough for Leicester to claim victory over Southampton and move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League. The Foxes skipper was leading by example once again but took some time out from defending to score the ...
Read More »The Foxes move eight points clear with win at Palace
Embed from Getty Images A Riyad Mahrez goal was all Leicester needed to secure victory at Selhurst Park and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points. Another resilient defensive performance and counter-attacking game earned Leicester their fourth 1-0 win in the last five games ...
Read More »Leicester beat Newcastle to continue title charge
Embed from Getty Images Leicester maintained their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a narrow win as Rafael Benitez lost his first match in charge of Newcastle. An acrobatic finish from Shinji Okazaki was all that separated the two sides, meaning the Foxes regained their lead ...
Read More »Leicester move five points clear with victory at Watford
Embed from Getty Images A narrow win at Vicarage Road meant the Foxes extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points. Tottenham and Arsenal dropped points in the North London derby to give Claudio Ranieri’s side a chance to strengthen their title bid, and it ...
Read More »Premier League Weekend Review
A review of all the weekends Premier League action; Chelsea left it late to pick up maximum points during their visit to Southampton while the Red Devils triumphed when they hosted Arsenal Sunday afternoon. Embed from Getty Images Leicester City 1-0 Norwich City. Leicester kept their status as league leaders ...
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