King, who was preferred ahead of Switzerland captain Gokhan Inler, partnered Danny Drinkwater in central midfield against Albion and scored City’s second goal, and Ranieri said he was delighted with his performance.
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“No injury, he was exhausted and had a little cramp so I changed him in the late minutes”, the Italian said.
Leicester had numerous chances to put the game beyond doubt but were not made to pay for their profligacy as Watford struggled to create much in the final third.
Sunderland grabbed a point with a last minute goal to draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace while Everton pushed Aston Villa closer to relegation with a 3-1 win at Villa Park, where thousands of fans walked out in protest at the way the club is being run.
The two attacking stars of Leicester’s title bid both strived to find an equaliser – Mahrez dancing through a succession of challenges until West Brom’s massed ranks scrambled back to block, before he centred for Jamie Vardy to head into Ben Foster’s arms.
“We need to be positive and it is important to be ready for Saturday. Against West Brom, only one point, but I am happy”. “Now they must focus on Watford”.
And he believes dropping two points against West Brom makes his side even bigger outsiders. He recognises that the game might never deliver this opportunity again, that providence has stuck a pin in the football map and come up with Leicester as the season’s romantic lead.
“I don’t want to see sad people around me”.
Lukaku tied his career-best haul of 17 goals in a Premier League season with a close-range finish in the 60th. “Every match is important for us to understand what we can do in our life”.
The Gunners title aspirations seem to have been dashed by Tottenham in more ways than one as their North London rivals appear to be a significant infringement on their title hopes considering how well they’ve fared In the League so far. “They only had a couple of shots and they scored”, King said.
“They have got some great players, some firepower up top, but we will be confident as ever”.
Leicester, however, are not any other team, and Claudio Ranieri’s boundless energy and positivity drives their title charge on pure motivation alone.
“They’re fantastic – their effort, their energy”.
Leicester City miss the chance to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League table having been held to a 2-2 draw by West Bromwich Albion.
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It looked like Arsenal was going to be left out of things when it comes to the race to the top of the English Premier League table.
