Leicester City took another big step towards the Barclays Premier League title with a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Claudio Ranieri’s side had won three of their last four league matches by a solitary goal and Riyad Mahrez’s first-half strike proved enough against a Palace side yet to win in the league in 2016.
Leicester were forced to grind out a win against Newcastle United on Monday and the encounter at Selhurst Park was also closely contested, with both sides wary of being caught out by pacey counter-attacks.
Yannick Bolasie, in particular, proved a handful and only a fine reaction save from Kasper Schmeichel denied him an equaliser after Mahrez had turned in Jamie Vardy’s cross 11 minutes before half-time.
Palace enjoyed plenty of possession in the second half but found it hard to create clear-cut chances against a disciplined Leicester side who were happy to play on the break.
Bakary Sako was denied late on and Damien Delaney struck the bar but Alan Pardew’s side ultimately fell short, as Leicester held on for a win which moves them eight points clear of Tottenham Hotspur ahead of their meeting with AFC Bournemouth on Sunday.
Leicester City dio otro paso camino al titulo de la Barclays Premier League con su victoria 1-0 sobre Crystal Palace en la fecha 31.
Los de Claudio Ranieri con victorias en sus ultimos 3 de cuatro partidos y con gol solitario de Riyad Mahrez a los 34 minutos les alcanzo para un nuevo triunfo de visitantes, en esta ocasion en Selhust Park…se trato del gol 16 de Mahrez quien junto a los 19 de Vardy, llegan a 35, entre la pareja mas exitosa del momento en el Futbol Britanico.
Leicester viene de una importante victoria sobre Newcastle que tenia el debut de su nuevo tecnico, Rafael Benitez…
Con este tiunfo ante Crystal Palace, Leicester le toma 8 puntos al Tottenham que jugara el domingo frente al Bournemouth….mientras que Arsenal pese a ganar 0-2 al Everton, que tercero a 11 puntos, pero con un partido pendiente….