47 h. ago Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season

Chelsea braced for City Ground cauldron, Rodri back on the scene and party vibes all round at Anfield• Golden Boot: how the leading scorers standBournemouth’s hopes of European football were vanquished after defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday but the Cherries, 11th on 53 points, could still achieve ninth spot and match their best finish in the Premier League (under Eddie Howe in 2016-17, although that was achieved with only 46 points). A home game against relegated Leicester looks to offer the perfect opportunity but the closing stretch has been tough for Andoni Iraola’s side, with the past 12 league games producing only two victories. Remarkably, a three-game league form table puts Leicester in fourth after home wins over Southampton and Ipswich either side of a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest. Perhaps this won’t be the walkover most are expecting, and there could be a wistful feeling in the air at the Vitality on Sunday afternoon. No one can deny it has been a strong season but wh...

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3 w. ago Ruud van Nistelrooy relieved as Leicester end goal drought in win over Saints

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3 w. ago Jamie Vardy scores 199th Leicester goal in win over sorry Southampton

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3 w. ago Vardy ends Leicester’s home drought to keep Southampton stuck on 11 points

Jamie Vardy ended Leicester’s long wait for a home goal in the Premier League as they defeated Southampton 2-0 in a clash between two already relegated teams.Vardy’s opener at the King Power Stadium was the 38-year-old’s 199th goal in a Leicester shirt and set Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side on their way to a first win since January. Jordan Ayew added a second before half-time for the Foxes to leave Southampton still needing one more point to avoid a share of the competition’s lowest-ever total – Derby’s 11 from 2007-08. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Premier League fans all say the same thing about Jamie Vardy after referee incident

Leicester's clash with Southampton had to be stopped when referee David Webb went down following a collision, but the game continued until Jamie Vardy stepped in

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3 w. ago Premier League ref's medical tests after nightmare debut, Jamie Vardy stunt and brutal chants

Referee David Webb took charge of a Premier League match for the first time on Saturday, but it won't be one he looks back on with much fondness in the years to come

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3 w. ago Jamie Vardy stunt, brutal chants and Premier League ref's medical tests after debut disaster

Referee David Webb took charge of a Premier League match for the first time on Saturday, but it won't be one he looks back on with much fondness in the years to come

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3 w. ago Leicester City v Southampton match stopped and referee replaced after freak incident

Referee David Webb was forced off injured after 25 minutes of Leicester's clash with Southampton on Friday night, with Jamie Vardy taking over officiating duties

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3 w. ago Leicester vs Southampton halted as referee injured with Jamie Vardy to rescue

Fans had a brutal chant for referee David Webb when the official was injured during Leicester City's clash with Southampton at the King Power Stadium

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3 w. ago Premier League forced to replace Leicester vs Southampton referee after Jamie Vardy stunt

Leicester hosted Southampton on Saturday in the Premier League but the referee had to be replaced midway through the first-half, with Jamie Vardy at the centre of attention

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3 w. ago Leicester v Southampton, Everton v Ipswich, and more: football updates – live

All the latest news from 3pm BST around the groundsLive scoreboard | Latest tables | And email SimonJust minutes left in the Championship season, and Rob Smyth is watching things play out:The line-ups for the two 3pm Premier League games have been announced, and here they are: Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Leicester v Southampton may be El Crapico – but it’s a game with meaning

Two worst Premier League teams still have something to play for, not least to recognise the resilience of their fansThey’re calling it the worst Premier League game in history. They’re calling it El Chaffico. El Crapico. The Derby Della Mediocre. They’re calling it the first Premier League game in which both teams somehow manage to lose. They’re posting memes of old men playing walking football and Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes.They’re mentioning the fact that none of the three relegated teams have won more games against Premier League opposition than Paris Saint-Germain have. The fact that since Leicester scored their last league goal at home, Southampton have sacked a manager, appointed an interim, appointed a permanent replacement, sacked the permanent replacement and re-appointed the interim from earlier. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Roy Keane has Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher in fits of laughter over odd injury

Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit's reunion with Roy Keane prompted the Manchester United icon to recall a hilarious story from one of their previous encounters

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3 w. ago Leicester vs Southampton and the worst game in Premier League history

The bottom two face off on Saturday with Leicester going nine home games without a goal and Southampton set to break several unwanted defensive records nearing the end of nightmare seasons

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3 w. ago Football Daily | It’s a right royal rumble down at the bottom of the Championship

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While the last of this season’s three Premier League relegation spots was confirmed the moment referee John Brooks blew his whistle to signal the end of the Championship playoff final between Leeds and Southampton 11 months ago, the late scramble to avoid the bottom three in the second tier has been thrilling by comparison. It couldn’t not be, given that five of the six teams battling to stay out of the two remaining places in the drop zone at stumps on Saturday have each notched up more than the 10 victories Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have managed between them.I told them, and I’m not exaggerating here, ‘Guys, bring your boots, bring your shorts, bring your T-shirts, and let’s play every ball together. We want to do something special’. That place has to be something that we haven’t seen before” – John Sitton Mikel Arteta apparently wants Arsenal fans to go the full John Terry when they take on PSG in the first leg of their ...

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4 w. ago Ipswich relegated from Premier League after red card and VAR drama at Newcastle

All three of the teams who won promotion to the Premier League last season have suffered immediate relegation to the Championship after Ipswich joined Leicester and Southampton

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4 w. ago Ipswich’s imminent relegation raises an urgent Premier League question

With Ipswich on the brink of joining Southampton and Leicester in going straight back down, is staying in the Premier League as a promoted club now an impossible job?

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