Unstoppable Leicester City recorded yet another victory on the weekend, dispatching Crystal Palace 'away' in London. Leicester's incredible season continued with a consecutive 1-0 win even if doing it the hard way.
Marhez was again inspirational as he scored the winner whilst Vardy may not have scored again, but his assist was key as the fox's now look in control as the season draws to a close.
Leicester were at odds of over 5000-1 at the start of the season, and are now finally being recognised as favourites as they have a favourable run in as Spurs and Arsenal remain just behind!
Tottenham continued their winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Bournemouth. Harry Kane became the first striker to score 20 goals with a brace as he takes the lead in the race for the Golden Boot. Spurs are now 5 points behind Leicester; however have some difficult fixtures coming up that will test their premiership credentials.
Arsenal won a tough match away at Everton to keep their Premiership dream alive and hold onto the all-important 3rd Champions League place. Arsenal had a tough week, being knocked out of the FA Cup and the Champions League in the space of a few days, and needed a positive result to keep their Championship aspirations alive.
Everton on the other hand, are in a desperate slump that see's the Merseyside's in the bottom half of the table and wondering what has gone wrong.
Sunday's Manchester Derby was the talk of the town but not where they are used to being – fighting for a place in the Champions League. Both teams languish dangerously close to missing out on Europe, and both clubs were desperate for the Cities bragging rights.
Manchester United gained the upper hand and the win away at City, keeping their hopes of a top 4 finish alive and are now only 1 point adrift of 4th place and City.
The most important derby between Newcastle and Sunderland was also in the Super Sunday fixtures, however the points were shared as both clubs couldn't find a winner in the 1-1 stale mate. Both clubs are still in the relegation places and it will take a good run of results if either club is to stay safe for next year's Premier league.
Weekend's other fixtures saw a fighting Southampton beat Liverpool 3-2 at home whilst Norwich won a critical 3 points in their bid to beat the drop with a hard fought 1-0 win over West Brom.
Stoke continued their impressive form with a 2-1 win at Watford thanks to a costly goalkeeping mistake, whilst Swansea defeated the lacklustre Aston Villa 1-0 in Wales.
Chelsea and West Ham played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with a last minute penalty that could be the difference in West Ham's European challenge.
Wesley Tronson is a bank manager in Brisbane CBD and lived in England for seven years to 2010 in banking and soccer.
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