PHOTOS: Vardy ensures winning coronation for champions Leicester

May 08, 2016 00:36 IST

Leicester City

IMAGE: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri and his players celebrate with the EPL trophy. Photograph: Twitter.

Premier League champions Leicester City beat Everton 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday as a Jamie Vardy double completed a perfect coronation for Claudio Ranieri's miracle men.

Leicester City

IMAGE: Leicester City players celebrate with the EPL trophy. Photograph: Twitter.

The 5,000-1 outsiders were given a guard of honour by Everton and serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli during emotional pre-match celebrations, having clinched the title for the first time in their 132-year history on Monday when closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur were held 2-2 by Chelsea.

Jamie Vardy

IMAGE: Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring the third goal for Leicester City. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters.

Vardy converted Andy King's cross in the fifth minute before King added a second in the 33rd.

England striker Vardy then bagged a 65th-minute penalty after being brought down by James Pennington before firing another spot-kick wildly over the bar.

Kevin Mirallas pulled a late goal back for the visitors.

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