Vardy fires Leicester toward survival as Sunderland get relegated

Leicester City forward, Jamie Vardy, scored the only goal of their Premier League clash against West Brom at The Hawthorns on Saturday, to secure their first win in four League games.

The win places the reigning champions on 40 points.

It was on 43 minutes that Leicester broke the deadlock when Shinji Okazaki intercepted Salomon Rondon’s poor backpass and fed Jamie Vardy, who finished coolly past Ben Foster.

The home side, who are attempting to reach a club-record Premier League points tally of 50, have failed to score in five consecutive games for the first time in their history, losing four of them.

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Elsewhere, Sunderland’s Premier League stay ended as visiting Bournemouth grabbed all three points with a late winner at the Stadium of Light.

The result coupled with Hull City’s draw at Southampton means Sunderland side are 14 points from safety with just four games left.

The defeat marks the 23rd of the season for Sunderland’s 23rd, and means the Black Cats are relegated from the Premier League for a record fourth time and in David Moyes’ first season in charge.

Bournemouth’s Joshua King scored the only goal with just two minutes left, tapping home from Ryan Fraser’s pass.

 

 

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