Two goals from Jamie Vardy helped Leicester City secure a record-breaking eighth second-tier title, as Enzo Marresca’s side beat Preston North End 3-0 at Deepdale.
A decade on from their last Championship title, Leicester secured the honour again with a game to spare in the Sky Bet Championship.
In the Leicester side that day 10 years ago, was a 27-year-old Jamie Vardy, whose two goals tonight helped secure the title once more and the Foxes’ immediate promotion back to the Premier League.
"It’s been tough, it’s been physical but it’s been amazing. I’ve loved every minute of it and it’s been great to be a part of such a special group."
Harry Winks
Leicester City
Vardy opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark, with a scuffed shot into the bottom corner past Freddie Woodman, before Wout Faes was the unlikely creator of the second. The defender drove forward before hitting the woodwork, leaving an open goal for Vardy to smash the ball into the roof of the net and score his 18th of the season.
Kasey McAteer completed the scoring with an unmarked header as Leicester turned on the style and rounded off a good night at the office for City.
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Despite already securing promotion following QPR’s victory over Leeds United at the weekend, Leicester were backed by more than 5,500 travelling fans.
Speaking “to Sky Sports, Jamie Vardy said: “It's unbelievable. We knew it was going to be a tough game but we got the job done. Celebrating with the fans is great.
"How could you not love scoring goals, especially the second one, scoring in front of the fans - you can't get a better feeling than that.
"We had a couple of off games earlier in the season and we needed to get back to doing what we were doing best. We had a talk between us and you've seen since it's paid off. We knuckled down and came out firing."
"I am going back to the Premier League a better player."
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Leicester City
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who has been at Leicester since the age of eight, added: "We've been waiting for this moment all season. The fans deserve this moment, its a long season and they have been there home and away.
"The Championship is the toughest league in the world. I am going back to the Premier League a better player. The goal going into the season was to lift the trophy at the end of it."
The race for second place place now goes down to the final day as both Leeds United and Ipswich Town fight for automatic promotion, with both teams tied on 90 points.