Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Leicester's title bid falters, Chelsea wins again (The Associated Press)

Everton's Aaron Lennon celebrates scoring their second goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (David Davies/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES

Leicester's unlikely Premier League title challenge faltered with a 2-2 home draw with West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday, offering Tottenham the chance to go top in another twist to the most unpredictable race for the championship in years. Moving three points clear of the world's richest league was nothing to celebrate for Leicester's despondent players, who wasted a slew of late chances to put a provisional five-point gap over Spurs. ''Just sometimes you can do everything but the ball doesn't want to go in,'' said Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, who has turned a team that narrowly avoided relegation last season into a title contender.


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