They couldn’t do it again, could they? As Leicester supporters will tell you, stranger things have happened. Another victory for Brendan Rodgers’s clinical side means they have now amassed one more point at this stage than during the title-winning season in 2015‑16, with Caglar Soyuncu’s header and Jamie Vardy’s late strike ensuring they moved back above
Chelsea into third spot.
Yet if they are to stand a chance of keeping pace with
Liverpool and
Manchester City when it really matters, Rodgers must know they will need more than their fair share of luck. That was certainly the case here as Jonny Evans was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card for scything down Cheikhou Kouyaté a few minutes before his defensive partner popped up with opening goal.