Leicester City are the new champions of the English Premier League. The little midlands club's title win was confirmed this evening, when second placed Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 2-2 draw by London rivals, Chelsea.

The ideal script would undoubtedly have been for the side managed by Italian maestro Claudio Ranieri to have clinched the win by defeating Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. That game stuttered to a 1-1 draw, leaving it open for Tottenham to at least prolong the suspense. However, in the end, the North London side were not up to the task.

The moment of victory may have seemed anti-climactic – but so what? Spurs went 2-0 ahead through goals from top scorer Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. As tempers flared, there was a brief period when their their fans were still entitled to hope that this might yet be the season for Spurs to regain old glories. However, in a thrilling contest, during which nine yellow cards were shown to Tottenham players, Chelsea battled back. England centre-half Gary Cahill scored to make it 2-1. And then, in a denouement that was fitting for an astonishing, and frequently bizarre season, having come on as a substitute, the under-performing Belgian international Eden Hazard nabbed Chelsea’s second.