Leicester (77 points) benefited from the draw (2-2) between Chelsea and Tottenham -2nd behind Leicester- with 70 points and only two games remaining.
Leicester City club was crowned champion of English football top tier for the first time in its history. The Foxes were crowned champions of the Premier League on Monday night, taking advantage of the draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stanford Bridge (2-2). The first half of the London match ended in favor of Tottenham by two goals to nil. The Blues were successful in narrowing the gap in the second half (59th min.) and in equalizing seven minutes from time of a thrilling and intense encounter in a packed stadium (attendance: 41 545 ), during which the referee distributed 12 yellow cards and counted six minutes of additional time. The goals of the meeting were the work of Harry Kane (35 ') and Heung-Min Son (44') for Tottenham and Gary Cahill (58 ') and Eden Hazard (83') for Chelsea. Thus, with two games remaining in the Premier League, Leicester team is at 77 points. 1 Leicester City 77 pts 2 Tottenham Hotspur 70 3 Arsenal 67 4 Manchester City 64 5 Manchester United 60 6 West Ham United 59 7 Southampton 57 8 Liverpool 55 9 Chelsea 48 10 Stoke City 48 11 Everton 44 12 Watford 44 13 Swansea City 43 14 West Bromwich Albion 41 15 AFC Bournemouth 41 16 Crystal Palace 39 17 Newcastle United 33 18 Sunderland 32 19 Norwich City 31 20 Aston Villa 16
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