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Leicester City guaranteed their Premier League survival with a deserved home victory over struggling Watford.
Leicester maintained their perfect home record under Craig Shakespeare in the Premier League as they beat Watford 3-0 on Saturday.
A year can be a long time in football. Twelve months after the 5,000-1 shots were crowned Premier League champions here, goals from Wilfred Ndidi, Riyad Mahrez and Marc Albrighton secured a victory for Leicester that moved them into the top half of the table for the first time since September.
There are days when it’s just a bad idea all round. The great empty swathes of seats in the away end for what should be a popular trip – local-ish, easy to get to, against the League Champions to boot – suggested that plenty had had the same thought. Dad nearly didn’t make it, Daughter 1 pondered whether she should forego the afternoon in favour of preparation for her forthcoming SATs. Meanwhile the pre-match pub turned out to be closed; we opted for an alternative next to the station, but beat a disorientated path from the pub in entirely the wrong direction until we sorted ourselves out. Sometimes the world is trying to tell you something.| English Premier League | Table » | ||
| Bournemouth | 2-2 | Stoke City | |
| Burnley | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Hull City | 0-2 | Sunderland | |
| Leicester City | 3-0 | Watford | |
| Manchester City | 5-0 | Crystal Palace | |
| Swansea City | 1-0 | Everton | |
