Leonardo Ulloa breathes fresh life into Leicester’s title challenge, Chelsea down Saints
Argentine striker delivers much-needed points for wily Foxes, who open a five point gap on their closest rivals, while Fabregas and Ivanovic’s late goals boost Blues
Substitute Leonardo Ulloa scored an 89th-minute winner as Leicester City breathed fresh life into their improbable Premier League title challenge by edging Norwich City 1-0 on Saturday.
Two weeks on from a last-gasp 2-1 defeat at Arsenal, Leicester were on course to drop points again until Ulloa tapped in at the death to send Claudio Ranieri’s side five points clear at the summit.
The Argentine’s goal, only his third of the season, puts the pressure on Leicester’s closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, who host Swansea City and visit Manchester United respectively on Sunday.
They had a couple of chances, but if we are counting them, we deserved to win the game
The Foxes now have a five-point gap on Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal with Manchester City another four points behind.
Norwich’s approach at the King Power Stadium gave Leicester an indication of the puzzles likely to await them over the final 11 matches of a dizzying campaign.
Alex Neil’s visitors lined up with a back three and sat back, forcing Leicester, who had previously averaged just 44 per cent of possession in their home league games, to take the initiative.