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Leicester relegated from the Premier League as Liverpool shut in on title

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Trent Alexander-Arnold scored Liverpool’s winner at Leicester (Darren Staples)

Leicester Metropolis had been relegated from the Premier League as Liverpool moved to inside one win of the title on Sunday with a 1-0 victory on the King Energy.

Trent Alexander-Arnold got here off the bench to attain the one purpose 14 minutes from time because the Reds moved to the brink of a record-equalling twentieth English top-flight title.

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Liverpool may very well be topped champions on Wednesday ought to Arsenal lose at house to Crystal Palace.

If the Gunners keep away from defeat, Arne Slot’s males have the possibility to seal the deal when Tottenham go to Anfield subsequent Sunday.

Leicester haven’t scored a single purpose at house since December as 9 consecutive defeats on the King Energy have taken Ruud van Nistelrooy’s males down.

A Liverpool cruise appeared in retailer when Mohamed Salah hit each posts with a wonderful probability inside the primary two minutes.

However after storming away from the chasing pack in Slot’s early months in cost to construct a close to unassailable lead, Liverpool have slowed in latest weeks because the end line approaches.

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Wilfred Ndidi got here near ending Leicester’s barren run with a low strike that got here again off the put up.

Liverpool struggled to create from open play in what remained of the primary half.

Ibrahima Konate got here closest to breaking the impasse when Ndidi hooked clear his goalbound header from a nook.

The guests upped the tempo firstly of the second interval.

Kostas Tsimikas ought to have finished higher when he fired straight at Mads Hermansen.

On the different finish Leicester did lastly have the ball within the internet however Patson Daka had fouled Alisson Becker earlier than Connor Coady headed into an unguarded internet.

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– Woodwork –

Slot launched Alexander-Arnold for the ultimate 20 minutes on his return from a five-week absence because of an ankle damage.

The appropriate-back took simply 5 minutes to attain his twenty third and doubtlessly final purpose for his boyhood membership.

Salah and Diogo Jota in some way contrived to hit the woodwork moderately than the online from point-blank vary as Leicester struggled to clear a nook.

The free ball broke to Alexander-Arnold, whose shot went straight by way of the grasp of Hermansen.

Alexander-Arnold ripped off his shirt in a wild celebration in entrance of the Liverpool followers.

In contrast to Salah and captain Virgil van Dijk, who’ve signed new contracts to stay at Liverpool for the subsequent two years, the England worldwide nonetheless appears set to depart after reportedly agreeing phrases of a free switch transfer to Actual Madrid.

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Leicester nonetheless had an opportunity to grab an unlikely level.

However Facundo Buonanotte’s wasteful end with simply Alisson to beat summed up their season to overlook.

Champions of England simply 9 years in the past, the Foxes have discovered life again within the top-flight far an excessive amount of of a step up at school after romping to the Championship title final season.

They be a part of Southampton, whose relegation was confirmed with a report seven video games to go, in an instantaneous return to the second tier.

Ipswich, who’re 15 factors adrift with 5 video games to go, are set to comply with as for the second consecutive season all three promoted sides will fail to keep away from the drop.

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