LEICESTER CITY WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE AS TOTTENHAM SLIP UP

The Foxes, a pre-season favourite for
relegation, have achieved one of the
most unlikely feats in English football
history with their first ever top-flight
title
Leicester City have won the Premier
League title to cap a fairytale season in
English football, with Tottenham's
failure to beat defending champions
Chelsea meaning they can no longer be
caught.
Claudio Ranieri's men could have been
crowned on Sunday when they faced
Manchester United at Old Trafford, but
saw their celebrations delayed after
they drew 1-1 with Louis van Gaal's
men.
However, the Foxes are now Premier
League champions after Monday night's
2-2 scoreline at Stamford Bridge, having
started the 2015-16 as one of the
bookmakers' favourites for relegation
with 5,000-1 title odds.
After narrowly avoiding relegation last
season with a run of seven wins from
their remaining nine games, Leicester
continued that form into the new
season under Claudio Ranieri with just
three defeats all season.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and
Manchester United, considered the
most likely title contenders, all suffered
inconsistent form to leave Leicester and
Tottenham to fight for the title in recent
weeks.
The Foxes have not been positioned
lower than second since October and
have held on to first place consistently
since January, holding off the challenge
of Spurs to clinch a first ever top-flight
crown.
Last Monday's 1-1 draw for Tottenham
against West Brom brought Leicester to
within three points of sealing their
unlikely title win, but now Spurs'
collapse at Stamford Bridge has settled
the season with two matches to play.