Premier League: Leicester City beat Southampton to consolidate top position

Title favourites Leicester City went seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table after gunning down Southampton's challenge on Sunday.

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Leicester, April 3, 2016 | Posted by Akshay Ramesh | UPDATED 20:16 IST

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Leicester surged seven points clear at the Premier League summit by reeling off a fourth successive 1-0 victory Sunday, with Wes Morgan's first-half bullet header seeing off Southampton.
By netting his first goal of the season, Morgan is a step closer to becoming the first Leicester captain in the club's 132-year history to lift the English top flight trophy next month.
With another dogged defensive display, Claudio Ranieri's team took full advantage of second-place Tottenham.
Now equipped with a seven-point lead, Leicester can afford to lose two of its remaining six games if it wins the other four.
There's already a celebratory atmosphere at a club that a year ago was bottom of the league it now tops, with fans singing "We're gonna win the league."