EFL MIDWEEK R-UP
By John Lyons

HAT-TRICK HERO: Leicester’s Abdul Fatawu

DELIGHTED Leicester boss Enzo Maresca saluted his players after a 5-0 humbling of Southampton on Tuesday night moved the Foxes to the brink of the Premier League.
Abdul Fatawu (25, 75 & 81 mins) led the way with a hat-trick, while Wilfred Ndidi (62) and Jamie Vardy (79) also got in on the act. Promotion was then secured on Friday night when Leeds were thrashed at QPR.
Maresca said: “I think the performance was good but I don’t think it was our best performance of the season.
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