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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.
Leicester cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Watford to all-but seal Premier League safety.
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.
Well then… Another away game and another defeat without the ‘Orns scoring a goal. We now haven’t scored away from home since we beat Arsenal, back in January.| 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 | |
BSAD reports: It had to be Selhurst. Of all the places, it had to be Selhurst. Scene of so many humiliations, disappointments, and dreary fizzles over so many years. The place where Curcic and his ludicrous goatee cheated us out of a deserved win. Where Glenn Roeder’s tenure came to such a decisive end. Where our short trip to the Premiership found its nadir, hammered by a team that was eventually relegated with us. Where Wayne Brown once had a shot that not only went out for a throw, but a throw level with where he’d struck the ball.
