playLeonardo Ulloa celebrates his 89th-minute winner for Leicester City against Norwich (BPI/Paul Greenwood)Leicester City grabbed a late goal to take all the three points against Norwich to keep their distance at the top.
Leicester piled the pressure on their Premier Leaguechallengers on Saturday, February 27 as a late winner fromLeonardo Ulloa sunk struggling Norwich City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium.
With closest challengers Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal not in action until Sunday, Leicester had the stage to themselves to forge five points clear at the summit and made the most of their chance with a victory they scarcely deserved.
It stretched Leicester's advantage to five points over the north London duo although both second-placed Spurs, at home toSwansea City, and third-placed Arsenal, who visit Manchester United, can reduce the deficit again on Sunday.
Champions Chelsea fought back with late goals from Cesc Fabregas and Branislav Ivanovic to earn an excellent 2-1 win at Southampton.
playChelsea players celebrate after getting the winner against Southampton (Getty Images)
playCesc Fabregas, Gary Cahill and other Chelsea players celebrate a goal against Southampton (Sean Ryan/IPS/REX/Shutterstock)
At the bottom of the table, Aston Villa's mission looked ever more impossible, still seven points adrift of the pack after aMarko Arnautovic double helped Stoke City beat them 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium.
playMarko Arnautovic scored a double as Stoke City beat Aston Villa (Getty Images)
In the day's early game, West Ham surged into fifth place in the table in what has become their best-ever Premier League campaign in their final season at Upton Park, holding off a stirring fightback from Sunderland to win 1-0.
A fine curling shot on the half hour from winger Michail Antoniosealed the points, yet for Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce, back at his former club, there was nothing but frustration as his side still lie 19th, a point behind Newcastle United and Norwich.
Results:
West Ham 1 Vs Sunderland 0
Stoke City 2 Vs Aston Villa 1
Southampton 1 Vs Chelsea 2
Leicester City 1 Vs Norwich 0
Watford 0 Vs Bournemouth 0
West Brom 3 Vs Crystal Palace 2
Stoke City 2 Vs Aston Villa 1
Southampton 1 Vs Chelsea 2
Leicester City 1 Vs Norwich 0
Watford 0 Vs Bournemouth 0
West Brom 3 Vs Crystal Palace 2
No comments:
Post a Comment