2 Mar 2016

Leicester City stumble in Premier League race

1:31 pm on 2 March 2016

Leicester City have stumbled in their pursuit of the English Premier League football title with a 2-all draw at home to West Bromwich Albion.

The result lifts Leicester to 57 points from 28 matches, three ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who, thanks to a better goal difference, will go top if they win at West Ham United tomorrow.

Champions Chelsea scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this season when Brazilian Kenedy netted after 39 seconds in their 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Chelsea forward Kenedy who scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this season.

Chelsea forward Kenedy who scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this season. Photo: Photosport

The victory lifts to eighth and stretched their unbeaten league run since former manager Jose Mourinho left in December to 12 matches.

Everton pushed Aston Villa closer to their almost inevitable relegation when they won 3-1 at Villa Park, where thousands of fans walked out long before a planned protest at the way the club is being run.

The protest was planned for the 74th minute -- in recognition of Villa's founding in 1874 -- but the hosts were already 3-0 down by then and heading for defeat.

Villa are eight points adrift at the bottom of the table behind Newcastle United, Norwich City and Sunderland, who are all on 24 points.

Sunderland moved out of the bottom three relegations zone with a 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace.

Bournemouth beat Southampton 2-0 at Dean Court, their first league win over their south coast rivals since 1958.

-Reuters