Leicester relegated from Premier League seven years after winning title
Leicester have been relegated from the Premier League to the Championship after a dramatic final day of the 2022/23 season.
Abdoulaye Doucoure’s thunderous strike earned Everton victory over Bournemouth, meaning Leicester’s win over West Ham was in vain.
The results left Sean Dyche’s side two points clear of the Foxes, with Dean Smith’s team unable to close the gap facing them entering the final game of the campaign.
The 2015/16 champions, who join Leeds and Southampton in next season’s Championship, started positively and a superb Harvey Barnes goal had them moving out of the relegation zone on goal difference after 34 minutes.
Leeds, also two points from safety at the start of play, were dealt a blow early by Harry Kane’s opener for Tottenham.
And Sam Allardyce’s hopes of pulling off another great escape were all but ended early in the second half when Pedro Porro grabbed a second for Spurs.
But with tension elevated around Goodison Park, Doucoure enabled a release with his opener against the Cherries.
Wout Faes gave Leicester breathing room with a second goal, but Bournemouth were unable to reply, leaving Everton safe and sending Leicester back to the Championship for the first time in nine years.
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