Leicester City have edged closer to winning the Premier League title with a resounding 4-0 victory over Swansea City at the King Power Stadium.
With Jamie Vardy suspended, all eyes were on Riyad Mahrez to step up in the top scorer’s absence and the Algerian duly delivered inside 10 minutes.
Mahrez had not scored or assisted in any of Leicester’s last three matches, but put that right by whipping the ball inside the near post after intercepting a loose Ashley Williams pass out from the back.
The Foxes continued to look comfortable and on the half-hour mark they were two up as Vardy’s replacement, Leonardo Ulloa, outmuscled Williams and rose to head home Danny Drinkwater’s inswinging free kick.
Swansea had chances to get back in it before half time, but Federico Fernandez headed over before Gylfi Sigurdsson’s free kick was tipped wide by Kasper Schmeichel.
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