Foxes boss, Claudio Ranieri, is expected to significantly strengthen his squad this summer as the Barclays Premier League champions look to defend their title next season as well as juggle the demands of Champions League football
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Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri reacted to his side being second best by making two changes at the break, but it ended up back firing on him as one of those players – Jeffrey Schlupp – was involved in the moment that saw the Foxes fall behind in the 66th minute
The Foxes have already wrapped up the Premier League title to depose Chelsea, who in contrast have suffered their worst campaign of the Roman Abramovich era
It was always going to be a tough task to overhaul Leicester City in the final few weeks of the season, but Spurs gift-wrapped the title for the Foxes by squandering a good-looking lead twice in a row
Leicester head into the match off the back of a 1-1 draw away to Manchester United, which may not have been enough to secure the Premier League title at the time, but did extend their unbeaten run into double figures
Five points is the gap to Leicester’s only realistic challengers, Tottenham Hotspur, after a pivotal weekend in the race for the title
The Foxes were dealt a blow shortly before the hour mark, however, as they were reduced to 10 men when Vardy was shown a second yellow card for diving having gone over in the area following a challenge from Angelo Ogbonna
With second-placed Tottenham Hotspur not in action until Monday night, victory for the Foxes would see them take another big step towards the title
Leicester, who have gone six points clear for the time being at the top of the table, wasted no time in proving that they were up to the challenge of facing their nearest rivals and took the lead after just two minutes
The Foxes kept a fifth clean sheet in their last six league outings to reach the 50-point mark, keeping Manchester City and Arsenal at arm’s length ahead of back-to-back away games against their nearest rivals
Only goal difference keeps them off the summit as their unlikely title challenge continues and, having overcome the difficult fixture schedule in December, they must surely now be considered as true contenders
The Gunners were looking to take advantage of Leicester City’s earlier defeat at Anfield, but instead fell to a humbling loss at the hands of a Southampton side who went into the match without a win in their last six games in all competitions
Two goals proved enough as the contributions from Vardy and Mahrez consigned Mourinho’s men to a ninth league defeat of the season
Leicester’s best chance of the first half fell the way of Vardy, but the forward couldn’t beat Heurelho Gomes, who got down low to push his strike from the edge of the box away to safety
The Gunners suffered a controversial defeat to Chelsea last weekend, while their opponents have not lost any of their league matches this season
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