In the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, the 45th round of the English Championship began, Leicester City, which had been promoted in advance, faced Preston North End with Vardy's brace and McAtier's icing on the cake, Leicester City defeated Preston North End with a score of 3-0, won the Championship championship one round ahead of schedule, and the Foxes officially surpassed Manchester City in the number of championships in the lower leagues.
Leicester City's inadvertent relegation to the Championship last season caused a lot of sighs among fans, after all, they created one of the biggest miracles in football in the 15-16 season, but the Foxes who were relegated to the Championship did not give up on themselves like other Premier League relegated teams, but gathered their form and started all over again. This season, Leicester City has a clear advantage in the Championship early, although it is not a perfect ride, but it has always been firmly in the top three positions in the standings, in the last round of the league, direct rivals Leeds United lost 0:4 to Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City was able to return to the Premier League two rounds early.
Leicester City in the Championship played away to Preston North End in this round, considering the morale brought by the early promotion and the fact that the opponent has no desire, Leicester City is also directly full of firepower. In the first half alone, the veteran Vardy scored two goals alone to help the Foxes gain a two-goal advantage, although Vardy is also 37 years old this year, he still contributed 20 to two assists in 36 games this year, is the team's top scorer, with Leicester City returning to the Premier League, the grassroots striker is expected to get another chance to play in the Premier League. In the 67th minute of the second half, McAtier put the icing on the cake to help the team seal the win 3:0 in advance.
After the win, Leicester City has reached 97 points in the standings, seven points ahead of second-place Leeds United and third-place Ipswich, which means that Leicester City is not only promoted early but also crowned the Championship champion in advance, and the last time the Foxes were promoted in the 13-14 season, they also returned to the Premier League with the Championship title, and this is also the eighth time in Leicester City's history that they have won the second tier of English football, which makes them surpass Manchester City and become the team with the most titles in the second tier of English football。
Although the English media Daily Mail reported that Leicester City may deduct points next season because of allegedly violating financial restrictions, after returning to the Premier League, Leicester City will naturally get more attention and more broadcast income, and there is a reward of 100 million euros for the promotion guarantee.