MX23RW : Friday, January 31 06:07:49| >> :120:42412:42412:

Leicester City crowned English champions

Leicester City are the champions of England for the first time in their history.

Leicester City have been crowned the 24th different champions of England thanks to tonight's 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Claudio Ranieri's Foxes, who started the season as one of the favourites with the bookmakers to be relegated, recorded their 77th point of a historic campaign yesterday afternoon with a 1-1 draw away at Manchester United.

It meant that second-placed Tottenham Hotspur needed to claim maximum points from their trip to rivals Chelsea this evening to keep the Premier League title race alive.

They seemed to be on course to do just that when first-half goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min put them in the ascendancy, but the hosting Blues hit back through Gary Cahill and Eden Hazard.

That was enough to ensure that the trophy would be heading to the East Midlands and the King Power Stadium for the first time in the club's 132-year history.

ID:271868: cacheID:271868:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1852:
Written by
Liam Apicella
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Claudio Ranieri celebrates at the end of the Premier League game between Watford and Leicester City on March 5, 2016
Read Next:
Ranieri "satisfied" with point from United clash
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool22165154213353
2Arsenal23138244212347
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2313553327644
4Manchester CityMan City23125647301741
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle23125641271441
6Chelsea23117545301540
7Bournemouth23117541261540
8Aston Villa2310763435-137
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2381053531434
10Fulham238963431333
11Brentford2394104240231
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd2385102832-429
13Crystal Palace236982630-427
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2376102844-1627
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs2373134637924
16Everton225891928-923
17Leicester CityLeicester2345142549-2417
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2344153252-2016
19Ipswich TownIpswich2337132147-2616
20Southampton2313191653-376


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!