Leicester took a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as a wonderful strike by Riyad Mahrez sealed a 1-0 at Watford on Saturday that boosted their hopes of a fairytale title triumph.
Algeria winger Mahrez blasted an unstoppable shot into the top corner in the 56th minute for his 15th goal of a brilliant season.
That clinched a 17th win of the campaign for the Foxes, who took full advantage of a 2-2 draw for title rivals Tottenham and Arsenal earlier on Saturday.
Victory took Claudio Ranieri's men five points clear of second placed Tottenham and eight ahead of Arsenal in third with only nine games standing between the Foxes and a truly incredible title success.
Mahrez also has 11 assists this season to go with his impressive tally of goals and his latest moment of inspiration kept Leicester firmly in pole position.
Leicester signalled their intentions early on when a direct, forward pass by Marc Albrighton sent Jamie Vardy racing through on goal and forced Watford keeper Heurelho Gomes into a vital interception.
The visitors forced a corner soon afterwards and looked dangerous when Watford failed to clear it properly.
The ball fell to Christian Fuchs just outside the penalty and the defender saw his low shot beaten away by Gomes.
There was a scare for the home side, however, when Nathan Ake rose above Wes Morgan in the 11th minute to meet a right-wing free-kick and his header skimmed the top of Kasper Schmeichel's crossbar.
Leicester were pressing relentlessly and they forced another error that led to a chance for Vardy.
The England forward latched onto another ball over the top by Albrighton but fired wide of the far post from a difficult angle.
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