LEICESTER CITY IS BACK IN EPLL

Leicester promotion fuelled by 'pure belief'

Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City celebrates scoring against West Brom

Leicester City were in a four-way battle for automatic promotion before beating Southampton to pull clear at the summit la

Few sides have been better than Leicester City in getting promoted to the top flight and, arguably, none have done so in such chaotic circumstances.

The Foxes' Premier League return was confirmed with two games left, after Leeds United were beaten at QPR on Friday. Wins in their remaining matches would see Leicester equal the record for most league wins in a second division season.

Victories would also see them amass 100 points - something that has only been done on six previous occasions at this level, including by Leicester themselves the last time they went up a decade ago.

For six of the nine months of this season, Leicester looked destined to smash just about all records on their way straight back to the Premier League.

But a mixture of near-disastrous form, legal fights that have followed a Premier League charge for alleged breaches of profit and sustainability rules, the threat of a points penalty on their top-flight return and a transfer embargo imposed on them has somewhat cloaked their successes.