Leicester beat Newcastle – now title is a two-horse race

Foxes take another step towards the title with a narrow 1-0 win over Rafa Bentitez's relegation threatened Magpies

Shinji Okazaki
Shinji Okazaki scores Leicester City's first goal with an overhead kick
(Image credit: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Leicester 1 Newcastle 0

A four-horse race became a two-horse race on Monday night as Shinji Okazaki's overhead kick earned Leicester City another three points. The Foxes are now five points clear of Tottenham at the top of the Premier League table with just eight games remaining. Though Arsenal and Manchester City both have a game in hand on the leaders, they trail Leicester by 11 and 12 points respectively and in the opinion of Ronald Koeman and Jamie Carragher are no longer title contenders.

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