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Leicester dealt huge blow in the Premier League title race

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Premier League - Leicester City v Norwich City - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - December 14, 2019, Leicester City's Jamie Vardy celebrates after Norwich City's Tim Krul scored an own goal and Leicester City's first. [Reuters/Andrew Boyers]

Norwich City boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League after a spirited performance saw them hold high-flying Leicester City to a pulsating 1-1 draw on Saturday.

The result snapped Leicester's club-record eight-match winning streak, leaving them second in the table on 39 points from 17 games, 10 behind runaway leaders Liverpool who marched on with a 2-0 home win over Watford in the lunchtime kick-off.

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