LEICESTER, England : Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League despite a 2-1 victory over West Ham United as Everton beat Bournemouth 1-0 to stay up on the final day of the season on Sunday. Leicester, who were promoted to the top flight in 2014 and won the title against all the odds in 2016,
LEICESTER, England : Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League despite a 2-1 victory over West Ham United as Everton beat Bournemouth 1-0 to stay up on the final day of the season on Sunday.
"Hard to take. We knew it would be a tough ask, we knew we had to win our game and hope something went for us. It didn't," Leicester captain Jonny Evans, who missed a long period of the season through injury, told Sky Sports. West Ham looked very much like a side with one eye on their Europa Conference League final with Fiorentina on June 7, but they still threatened on the break, leaving Leicester's fans on the edge of their seats.
Jamie Vardy, the goalscoring hero of the 2016 title run, came on in the 77th but with Leicester's fate out of their hands there was little the talismanic striker could do to help.
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