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Leicester boost top-four hopes with 2-0 win over Blades

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Football - Premier League - Leicester City v Sheffield United - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - July 16, 2020. Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel in action. [REUTERS/David Davies]

Leicester City boosted their hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four as goals by Ayoze Perez and substitute Demarai Gray secured a 2-0 home win over Sheffield United on Thursday.

The result left Leicester fourth on 62 points from 36 games, three ahead of fifth-placed Manchester United who were visiting Crystal Palace in a later game and one behind Chelsea in third.

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