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Result: Chelsea clinch third place despite Leicester City draw

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Maurizio Sarri's side finished a point ahead of Tottenham but still 26 points adrift of champions Manchester City.
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Eden Hazard failed to inspire Chelsea as they wrapped up third in the Premier League despite being held at Leicester.

The Belgium international came off the bench in what could be his final Premier League appearance for the Blues with Real Madrid waiting but could not break the deadlock in a forgettable 0-0 draw.

With the Europa League final against Arsenal at the end of the month Hazard played just 22 minutes at the King Power Stadium.

Youri Tielemans missed a fine chance as Leicester drew with Chelsea (Mike Egerton/PA)

Gonzalo Higuain missed a glorious first-half chance for Chelsea while Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans wasted Leicester's best openings as the Foxes finished ninth.

Tottenham's 2-2 draw with Everton secured third for Maurizio Sarri's side but they still finished a mammoth 26 points behind champions Manchester City.

The visitors should have gone ahead after just three minutes when Jorginho found an unmarked Ross Barkley but the midfielder could only blast straight at Kasper Schmeichel from six yards.

Chelsea were dominant with the Foxes suffering another slow start and Schmeichel got down to smother Willian's low effort after 15 minutes.

The hosts were searching for their first double against Chelsea since 2000-01 but there was little urgency from Leicester, even with a top half place at stake.

Ben Chilwell, James Maddison and Tielemans launched efforts for Leicester but the game struggled to shake its end-of-season feeling.

Scoreflashes from Brighton got the biggest reactions of the first half with eyes cast on the title race.

Vardy glanced a header from Chilwell's free-kick straight at Willy Caballero after 31 minutes before both sides blew excellent chances to open the scoring late in the half.

First, David Luiz's slip let Vardy through clear on the left but he opted to pass to Tielemans instead of shooting and his lay-off was woeful and the midfielder could only cut back to Caballero.

Eden Hazard made a late appearance in what could be his final Premier League game for Chelsea (Mike Egerton/PA)

And in first-half injury time, the quiet Higuain should have scored but fluffed his lines terribly, firing wide from six yards after Cesar Azpilicueta's cross.

It was a golden chance and one which they never recreated even after bringing Hazard off the bench with 22 minutes left.

Before his introduction little had happened in a flat game which meant little.

Leicester title winners Danny Simpson and Shinji Okazaki got their farewell appearance before they leave in the summer and the hosts carried little threat.

Their haul of 16 points over the last eight games has only been bettered by Manchester City and Liverpool but they could not replicate that form.



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CManchester CityMan City38322495237298
2Liverpool38307189226797
3Chelsea38219863392472
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs382321367392871
5Arsenal382171073512270
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd381991065541166
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38169134746157
8Everton38159145446854
9Leicester CityLeicester38157165148352
10West Ham UnitedWest Ham38157165255-352
11Watford38148165259-750
12Crystal Palace38147175153-249
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle38129174248-645
14Bournemouth38136195670-1445
15Burnley38117204568-2340
16Southampton38912174565-2039
17Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton3899203560-2536
RCardiff CityCardiff38104243469-3534
RFulham3875263481-4726
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield3837282276-5416
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3Chelsea38219863392472
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs382321367392871
5Arsenal382171073512270
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd381991065541166
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38169134746157
8Everton38159145446854
9Leicester CityLeicester38157165148352
10West Ham UnitedWest Ham38157165255-352
11Watford38148165259-750
12Crystal Palace38147175153-249
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle38129174248-645
14Bournemouth38136195670-1445
15Burnley38117204568-2340
16Southampton38912174565-2039
17Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton3899203560-2536
RCardiff CityCardiff38104243469-3534
RFulham3875263481-4726
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield3837282276-5416
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