That was the moment midway through the second half when experienced defender Younes Kaboul failed to deal with Danny Drinkwater’s long ball.
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Just as significant, however, was the clean sheet kept by goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and those in front of him.
N’Golo Kante’s ambitious dipping volley from distance summed up Leicester’s determination to seize an early advantage. It’s a legacy of not picking up the points when we should have done.
LEICESTER: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs, Mahrez (Gray 81), Drinkwater, Kanté, Albrighton (Amartey 84), Okazaki (Ulloa 62), Vardy. Jamie Vardy does brilliantly here, running around his man, rounding Mannone and slotting home. Fabio Borini, with space in the box, looks to get his shot off and meets only the target of his own face.
For manager Sam Allardyce, though, there was inevitably frustration, particularly about Rodwell’s failure to equalise. Some observers suggested the manager was crying when he entered the field after Sunday’s fifth successive win.
“We knew it would be tough, it is normal because Sunderland are fighting to be safe, but I am very happy for the three points”, he told BBC Sport.
Leicester’s latest win came against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, with Jamie Vardy scoring twice in the second half to secure the there points.
“The fans must continue to dream but we must continue to be concentrated and focused”, he said. The reason we won the game was from his movement – and obviously a superb pass by Drinky [Danny Drinkwater] for the first goal – but Jamie’s movement is vital in that.
“If we can just keep that going, then everything else will look after itself”.
“Unbelievable. I want to say thank you for the support”.
“We saw that the [Tottenham] game was a draw and wanted to make the most of our opportunity”.
“I am very, very happy because in the last weeks, he didn’t score, but he gave very great assistance to his team-mates and the team-mates scored goals”, said the Italian.
“Other people can continue to talk about the title”.
The outcome also prolonged, albeit probably briefly, Aston Villa’s ever-present membership of the Premier League as the West Midlands club, now cut adrift at the bottom of the table, would have had its seemingly inevitable relegation sealed in the event of a Sunderland win.
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But regardless of what the chasing pack does, Leicester will be crowned champion for the first time in its history if it wins three of its remaining five league games.
