02/05/2016 Match of the Day

Oh, look at that! What a goal. Lovely goal. Shearer, yes. Oh, my

goodness me, what a goal! Absolutely magnificent.

Is this the day when the most unlikely title triumph of all time

is confirmed? Away we go. Here's Martial - into the net. A

super save. Taylor, Leicester level. Fellaini is at it again. Did he

bring Lingdard down? 50/50. Big call. Drinkwater gets a second

yellow card. It's over to Tottenham Hotspur.

Leicester City came close to clinching the Barclays

Premier League title at Old Trafford yesterday.

Would today be the day they completed the most extraordinary

It's Leicester against Spurs in the title race. Robbie Savage is

alongside Danny Murphy. Will they discuss history or another twist in

this incredible season? Before kickoff Leicester were eight points

clear, the maths simple, anything other than a Tottenham triumph at

Chelsea and Claudio Ranieri's side would be champions. Steve Wilson was

at Stamford Bridge. To have any chance of doing what

they haven't done since 1961, Spurs must do what they haven't done since

1990 - in other words, a 55-year wait to be champions can only end if

Tottenham win here for the first time in 26 years. On paper, Chelsea

have little to play for, time in 26 years. On paper, Chelsea

Tottenham's title challenge would make their fans very, very happy

indeed. Guus Hiddink makes two changes. Gary Cahill returns and so

too John Terry for whom every match is becoming something to savour. It

could be his penultimate game at Stamford Bridge. No Dele Alli for

Spurs. Mauricio Pochettino replaces him with Son Heung-min. They'll

almost certainly end this season with their highest Premier League

finish, most points, most goals and fewest conceded. If they don't win

this game, that will be all they finish this season with.

Oh, well hit. Very well hit. Well left by Begovic too. Always

confident it was heading off target, and it was, but not by that much.

Push by Walker, free kick. Walker just kicked out at Pedro

there. Right in front of the referee's assistant. The referee

might not have had as good a referee's assistant. The referee

his assistant, but seemed to me that Walker kicked out at Pedro. Look at

this. Why would you do that? That's what tension and pressure can do to

you. Pedro was knocked off the ball after

it had gone. Pedro was knocked off the ball after

Oh, that is close! Yellow card for Kyle Walker, who took out Pedro. The

referee played a good advantage. Look at the top of your screen here.

Fabregas measured it. It was not far away.

That's what Kyle Walker got his yellow card for.

That's given away poorly by Walker. Lloris got a fingertip to that.

Careless here in possession, Kyle Walker, dwelt on it, got himself

into a hole. Verbally agreed a new five-year this

week, Mauricio Pochettino, to stay at Tottenham Hotspur.

Harry Kane here for Tottenham! They have a precious lead. Who else would

it be? Harry Kane. Chelsea 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Beautifully

worked. A lovely ball. Onside Harry Kane, skips around Begovic. Took it

brilliantly. And Tottenham Hotspur have a priceless lead at Stamford

Bridge. It's a lovely little flicked ball

from Erik Lamela. Chelsea appeal, but Chelsea were wrong. He was

onside and took it superbly. 1-0 Spurs.

A hint of controversy about it. Chelsea thought they might have had

a free kick in their favour, seconds before. The sound you can hear is

the travelling Tottenham Hotspur support and the sound of finger

nails being nibbled in Leicester. Diego Costa complaining here to the

referee as tempers rise that his shirt was being pulled. Jan

Vertonghen is protesting his innocence here. He gets a yellow

card. The reaction from Diego Costa was every bit as aggressive as the

shirt pull from Vertonghen. Great ball, Lamela! Fantastic block

by Cahill. Tottenham couldn't finish it off.

Oh, that could be a big one. That could be a big, big moment in this

game. First Lamela then Son Heung-min

Cahill had a lot to do with that. A great block. Many people have been

saying this week, wouldn't it be nice for Leicester to win the title

on home soil in front of their fans at the weekend against Everton? Of

course, it would. It's 2-0 to Tottenham! And Chelsea

gifted them that one. Spurs are on their way. Leicester's wait looks

very much like it's going to go on. Son Heung-min in the last minute of

normal time in the first half. Lovely ball, weighted into the path

of the run of Son Heung-min. He tucked it away with great

confidence. Chelsea 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Done and dusted? I don't

think so. Rose on Willian. This time he's got

to get a yellow card. Willian has reacted. Mauricio Pochettino is on

the pitch trying to keep Willian away from Danny Rose. There's no

question Rose will get a yellow card Well the tempers here have gone.

Halftime is seconds away, from the official' point of view, the sooner

it comes the better. Mark Clattenberg is letting this simmer

down, then we will see who gets what punishment. Mark Clattenberg shows

the Tottenham left back the yellow card and then I think he's going to

show it to Willian as well. Look at this, that's - oh, that's nasty!

That's gouching. Interesting to see whether the Tottenham bench and the

officials are aware, have been made aware at halftime of just what Mousa

Dembele did to Diego Costa. It can only be described as an eye gouge,

something for which he would be cited in Rugby Union. He will

certainly be in trouble for it in association football.

Oh, Fabregas caught. Well, that's Erik Lamela. Crazy challenge.

The shot from Son is wide. Rose was down and holding his face as he cut

inside there. He would have preferred to hit it with his left.

Lovely vision from Harry Kane picking out Danny Rose in space.

Willian came across and that's inside the penalty area for a start.

Let's just say it had been his boot rather than his upper arm, you would

have expected to see a penalty given.

Cahill there - it's 2-1! Gary Cahill for Chelsea. What next for Tottenham

Hotspur? What next for Leicester City? More than half an hour to

play, more than possible now that Chelsea could get something from

this game. And more than possible now that Leicester could win the

title tonight. It's a smart finish from Cahill.

It fell kindly to him and he didn't need a second invitation to swipe it

home. It's a very fine line between agony

and ecstasy. He is striding right up and down

Oh, and Diego Costa it and could not have

Oh, and Diego Costa Kyle Walker got the

Oh, and Diego Costa enough to keep it away from Diego

Big chance - big save. Costa.

Big chance - big save. Blocked by Ivanovic, crucial for

Chelsea. Huge chance for Mason. Blocked by Ivanovic, crucial for

Great play. Look how much space he has. Good save by Asmir Begovic,

when it came back to Eriksen, he hit when it came back to Eriksen, he hit

Oh, what a goal by Eden Hazard! A goal good enough to win a title and

it might have done just that for Leicester City. Despair for

Tottenham, a two-goal lead has gone. There are only seven minutes to

play. Eden Hazard, Chelsea's invisible man

this season. He has scored a fantastic goal. That may break

Tottenham hearts. Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham

Hotspur have seven minutes to stay Leicester City's tails. Leicester

City, been waiting 132 years to be champions, it looked

City, been waiting 132 years to be have to wait at least five more

days. Now maybe it's only five more Mason with a foul on Cesc Fabregas.

Has Erik Lamela trodden on Cesc Fabregas? As he walked past him,

Erik Lamela, who has already had a yellow card,

Erik Lamela, who has already had a he trod on him. If they deem it a

foul, then Erik Lamela will surely go. Mark Clattenburg says nothing,

play on. Well, I is in the back of the head

required for Mark Clattenburg. The referee has to come across again and

it is in danger of bubbling over completely and bursting into a

horrible fight. Eric Dier is shown the yellow card. John Obi Mikel is

shown a yellow card. Here it is. Eric Dier is late on Eden Hazard.

The only Tottenham player on the pitch who started this game who has

not been booked is Hugo Lloris. Imagine the celebrations in

Leicester. We are nowhere near Leicester. From Tinker man to

Superman, Claudio Ranieri has won the Premier League. Leicester City

have won the Premier League. Leicester City are the champions of

England. It seems cruel to ask you for your

immediate reaction, but Leicester are champions. First of all I want

to congratulate Claudio Ranieri, the players and the football club. They

are a good competitor and I congratulate them because they

deserve the title. We are disappointed, we are gutted, but we

have had a great season and credit to Leicester, well done for them for

winning the league. They have been fantastic this season. We did all we

could and we fought until the end, but it is something you have to

learn from. Your team got nice yellow cards tonight, did they get

too involved in the emotion of the match? I can say I feel very proud

of our players. I think that we need to see the future and the future

will be brilliant. When the ex-champions are celebrating like

they won the league at the end, it shows we are doing something right

and we have to keep on doing what we are doing. A great bunch of lads, a

great manager and a great staff and we have to keep on doing what we

have been doing. I gather you spoke to Cloud Roque Ranieri? Yes, he

called me after the whistle. I gave him my congratulations. We will take

you through some of the key moments in that match at the moment, but

here is a confirmation of the table. No one can catch the Foxes. The

title has been won. The teams behind them will be fighting for their

places in the top four. The Leicester players have been together

at Jamie Vardy's house. If you are wondering what it means to win the

Premier League title, we will let the pictures do the talking. It is

slightly shoddy camera work, but we will let them off. 14 months ago

they were bottom of the Premier League, to night they are champions.

Slightly more subdued at Shatalin repair. He was watching it with his

family and he got a bit emotional. -- Gary Lineker's Castle. What has

tonight been like for you? Unbelievable. I sat watching with

three of my boys, a couple of Leicester fans they are, and it was

so emotional, so incredible. It looked like it was going to next

then that extraordinary second half. I think it is genuinely the biggest

sporting shop in sporting history. I cannot think of anything that

surpasses it in terms of the team. It could happen to another side, but

when it is your own it is too extraordinary, too difficult to put

over in words. You have seen the heartache, and now your team,

Leicester City, are Premier League champions. I have followed them

since I was a kid, I was a season ticket holder when I was seven years

old. I watched them loose in the cup final and that was the closest we

ever got too big glory. But this is something else, it is actually

impossible. There were no odds I would have taken at the start of the

season. 10,000,000-1 and I would have said it was a waste of money.

Can you tell me what went through your mind when Eden Hazard scored

the equaliser because you have got a Spurs connection as well? I feel bad

because it is slightly strange not wanting Spurs to win again. I hope

the fans understand will stop and think they have a superb young side

and I fancy them for the title next season, so I felt I was a bit

unfaithful. Your manager has said he does not want you to wear pants for

the first Match Of The Day of next season, so there is no backing out

now, is there? We will have to wait and see. I suppose I'd better start

thinking about it. It was lovely to see Claudio Ranieri. And the other

thing is he has done it without mind games, no playing tricks against the

media, trying to get referees wound up. No tricks like that. He is such

a likeable and lovely man and I am so pleased for him if nothing else.

If it means I have to wear pants doing Match Of The Day, then so be

it. We strangely look forward to it. Whatever turns you on, Dan! You know

what I mean. We have got to talk about the game to night which has

given Leicester that title. It was that Stamford Bridge and Spurs have

got a record they will not be proud of, nine yellow cards. Was it a lack

of discipline or the occasion? I do not think they lost the title

tonight. I thought they played well for large periods. I do not mind

fire in the belly of the players and I do not mind endeavour and the

willingness to win, but the longer the game went on it became a

hindrance to Tottenham and it became a negative for them. There was even

problems with the management on the sidelines showing too much emotion.

This is early on. Walker was fired up and he kicks out and it was

stupid. Some referees would give you a red card for that, he did not get

a yellow. He got a yellow for that one. They could have been down to

ten men and that would have been their chance over. This was Danny

Rose and that was a naughty tackle on Pedro. But then it all blows over

here. Danny Rose goes in heavily on Willian. Then the manager comes onto

the pitch, he is fired up, that was stupid, it was nonsense. All the

players came together. Just watch this. I do not think he will play

again this season. I think there will be retrospective action, you

cannot do that. No you cannot do that. As the game is wearing odd

they are getting frustrated, which is understandable considering the

enormity of it. Eric Dier this time. It is unacceptable to have nine

players with yellow cards, and they will be punished for it, but you can

understand the emotion. How they kept everybody on the pitch is

beyond me. When you see them altogether, you realise... That is

the substitute Mason. At the end, this is what I do not like to see.

You have got lots of children watching football and this is out of

order. These are intelligent men. John Kerry said you had to

understand the emotion of the occasion and what they were going

through. Spurs at one point in the game they are 2-1 up and Mason had a

great opportunity which would have killed the game of. It would have

set us up for a great weekend. A massive chance for the substitute.

He just did not get it out massive chance for the substitute.

feet. It was a good save from Asmir Begovic. It was a decent run, but

that touch was just not enough. It is a thin line between success and

failure at this level. Mason did OK when he came on, but he did not get

that finished. There was one start out there and

that finished. There was one start for Chelsea. I thought he was

fantastic and it reminded me of last season and he was beating people,

getting in dangerous areas, and what a goal that was to break the hearts

of Tottenham Hotspur fans. A lot of Leicester fans will probably be

singing his name right now. The only surprise is why have we not seen

more of that from him this season? We do not know is the answer because

he is a super talent. I hope he stays in the Premier League. You are

a former captain of the club and you understand what the fans have been

going through, try to put this into perspective. As Gary alluded to,

5000-1 to win the league. Let's put this into some kind of realisation.

Manchester United have spent more in the last two years than Leicester

City have in their entire 132 year history. They have been plucked from

other clubs, free transfers. I think it is the most incredible

achievement in British sport. We ask you to pick out six games that

sealed the title. The first takes us back to September. Is first one

shows as their spirit and their willingness to get back to fitness.

It is early in the season, so you do not envisage what is yet to come.

This was not envisage what is yet to come.

Chelsea. There was fantastic linkup play with Jamie Vardy. He turned

Azpilicueta inside out and it was a fantastic finish. Tottenham away and

Robert to and one of the most important games of the season. Then

against their rivals Manchester City and they went to the Etihad and

played with freedom, spirit, pace, power and dominated them and

battered them. Norwich did not play particularly well, but they dug in.

It epitomises their spirit. And with no Jamie Vardy against all odds they

had their biggest victory of the season against Swansea, 4-0. And

three substitutes all combine to get that goal. It sums up Leicester.

Note egos, team spirit, desire and class players. It is a brilliant

achievement. It is remarkable. And in my football life, watching

football, I have never seen anything like it. There are quite a few

people sending in pictures of Gary and his pants on social media. There

you go. Gentlemen, thank you so much for your time. Plenty more

reflections across the BBC this week. What about Mark Selby enjoying

himself as well? He has won the world Snooker title tonight. Burnley

will be playing Premier League football next season and you can

hear about that on football focus this weekend. And Gary will be back,

hopefully fully clothed, as Leicester prepared to receive the

Premier League title in front of their home fans against Everton this

weekend. There you have it, what a season, what a story. The underdogs,

the Foxes, Leicester City, are Premier League champions. Jamie

Vardy is having a party and he is not the only one. We want to do

something good. And Leicester have started the season in dynamic form.

Jamie Vardy is there! He has done it. He is trying to be Azpilicueta,

Riyadh Mahrez. There is a buzz around the place and everyone is

optimistic. And Leicester City score a late goal. We want to fight. What

a goal. Riyadh Mahrez. Our fans are dreaming and I want them to continue

to dream. Jamie Vardy scorers for Leicester City, a huge gold. You

will be sitting in your pants doing Match Of The Day next season. Thank

you very much. Leicester City gets a penalty. Patience, positivity,

teamwork, it sums up Leicester City's season. We are trying to win

the title. We will use all our strength, heart, soul.