Jamie Vardy scored a brace as Leicester City defeated Everton 3-1. After the win, Leicester received the Premier league trophy which they had already sealed before the match
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LEICESTER, MAY 8
Jamie Vardy scored twice to lead Leicester City’s on-field party as they marked lifting the Premier League trophy with a 3-1 win at home to Everton on Saturday, while Sunderland climbed out of the relegation zone.
Leicester, 5,000/1 outsiders in pre-season, had already been crowned champions of England for the first time in their 132-year history after second-placed Tottenham Hotspur could only draw with Chelsea on Monday — a match many of the Foxes squad watched at former non-league forward Vardy’s house.
It took Vardy, returning from a two-game ban, just five minutes to open the scoring at an already ecstatic King Power Stadium before Leicester stalwart Andy King, who played for the Midlands club when they were a third-tier side, made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute.
Vardy scored his second and Leicester’s third from the penalty spot in the 65th minute to draw level with fellow England striker Harry Kane on 25 goals in the race to be crowned the Premier League’s top scorer this season.
Minutes later, in the only slight disappointment of a joyous day for Leicester fans, Vardy missed out on a hat-trick and the chance to go past Tottenham Hotspur’s Kane when he blasted a second penalty over the crossbar.
Kevin Mirallas pulled a goal back two minutes from time but that did little to ease the growing pressure on Everton manager Roberto Martinez.
Leicester’s ecstatic title-winning celebrations keep city hospital busy
Leicester’s main hospital treated twice as many patients as normal on Saturday night following the club’s ecstatic title-winning celebrations.
A spokeswoman for Leicester Royal Infirmary said its A&E unit was “incredibly busy” treating patients with mostly alcohol-related minor injuries.
Tens of thousands of revellers were out on the city’s streets on Saturday night after the club were formally crowned Premier League champions.The club’s manager, Claudio Ranieri, and his heroic underdogs were handed the trophy following their 3-1 win against Everton at the King Power stadium.
On Sunday morning, the emergency services were clearly feeling the repercussions of the fans’ title-winning excess. A spokeswoman for the trust confirmed that Leicester Royal Infirmary had been flooded with twice the usual number of patients as it urged non-emergencies to call the NHS 111 helpline instead.
She added: “Last night and this morning we have seen twice as many patients in our emergency department than we would normally on a Saturday night/Sunday morning. The majority are being treated for minor injuries or alcohol-related incidents.
“We expected it to be incredibly busy this weekend and have the necessary plans in place to safely treat our patients.
“A plea is for those who do not need to come into A&E to call NHS 111 for healthcare advice.”
