The six games that won Leicester City the Premier League title

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September 13 – 3-2 Aston Villa

Leicester came back from the first international break still unbeaten and among the surprise challengers at the top of the table. But it didn’t look good at all when Jack Grealish gave the visitors the lead in the first half with a fine finish before Carles Gil doubled the advantage after the break with another excellent strike. The Foxes, however, turned things around in a pulsating final 20 minutes as Ritchie de Laet halved the deficit with 18 minutes remaining before Jamie Vardy fired the Foxes back on level terms 10 minutes later. Nathan Dyer then netted an 89th minute winner on his debut to complete a stunning comeback. The result was perhaps a defining moment in both clubs’ season which sent them in completely opposite directions. Leicester climbed to second, while Villa went into free fall.

January 13 – Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 

It looked like the inevitable had finally come. Without a victory in four games since the 3-2 at Everton in mid December, the pressure was on the Foxes as they travelled to a resurgent Spurs side who had lost one in 15. Things did not look like improving against Tottenham as they dominated in front of the White Hart Lane crowd. However, after riding their luck, including Harry Kane hitting the bar, Robert Huth headed one into the top corner beyond Hugo Lloris. The game had looked destined to end in a stalemate but Huth’s late effort stunned the home crowd and ended Leicester’s run of over five hours without a league goal to move them level with Arsenal at the top of the league, only goal difference now separating the top two. More importantly, it established a seven-point advantage over Spurs, their eventual main rivals in the race for the Premier League crown.