Leicester 5 points away from EPL title, "Good for football," say Thai owners

Leicester City need just five points to complete their fairytale Premier League title quest after Leonardo Ulloa scored twice in a 4-0 home victory over Swansea City on Sunday.

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Leicester five points away from EPL title, "Good for football," say Thai owners

Remaining matches:
Sun, May 1: Leicester at Man Utd Sat, May 7: Everton at Leicester
Sun, May 15: Leicester at Chelsea.
Needed: 1 win and 2 draws.

Leicester, Bangkok, AFP – Leicester City need just five points to complete their fairytale Premier League title quest after Leonardo Ulloa scored twice in a 4-0 home victory over Swansea City on Sunday.

With top scorer Jamie Vardy suspended, his stand-in Ulloa stepped up with a brace of goals at the King Power Stadium, either side of efforts from Riyad Mahrez and substitute Marc Albrighton.

Leicester City's Argentinian striker Leonardo Ulloa (L) rounds Swansea City's Dutch midfielder Leroy Fer (2L) during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Swansea at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on April 24, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

It lifted Claudio Ranieri's side eight points clear of second-place Tottenham Hotspur, who host West Bromwich Albion on Monday, and means that they can claim the title by winning at Manchester United next Sunday if Spurs fail to beat West Brom.

"I told my players before the match – we have the dream so far, now make the dream reality," Ranieri told his post-match press conference.

Leicester City's Italian manager Claudio Ranieri gestures from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Swansea. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

"Now is the right moment to push everything, everything. Then, (we will be) without regret if Tottenham will be better than us.

Leicester's victory had the added effect of ending the title bids of both third-place Manchester City and fourth-place Arsenal, who were held to a 0-0 draw at struggling Sunderland.

Meanwhile in Thailand, Leicester's billionaire Thai owners said their club's unlikely surge to the top of the Premier League is "good for football".

Hundreds of jubilant Thai fans defied the steaming city heat to watch the 4-0 drubbing on a big screen at the headquarters of King Power – whose name is emblazoned on the club's shirt.

Thai Leceister's football supporters celebrate the victory of Leceister City FC against Swansea FC on April 24, 2016 in Bangkok. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA

Among them was the Foxes' vice-chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha.

The English club's miraculous rise is "very good for football and for people who love sport", he told reporters.

His publicity-shy father owns the British club, but Top is hands on in running it as well as being chief executive of duty-free giant King Power.

"I play sport as well and I understand that inspiration from (striker Jamie) Vardy, inspiration from Leicester has inspired everyone in the world," he said.

"We don't have a secret... the players... are trying so hard, and the spirit in the team is so good."

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