Premier League Table: 2017 Standings, Week 27 Fixtures After Week 26 Results

Premier League champions Leicester City won only their sixth game of the season as they defeated Liverpool 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Monday.

In their first match since the shock dismissal of former coach Claudio Ranieri, the Foxes were in a rampant mood as they turned back the clock in front of their home fans.

Jamie Vardy's brace and a world-class strike from Danny Drinkwater gave Leicester the points, with Liverpool short of their best quality. 

Philippe Coutinho scored a consolation for the Reds in the second half, and once again the Reds' defence cost them points.

Here is Monday's confirmed score from England:

Home	Score	Away
Leicester	3-1	Liverpool

Here are the latest standings:

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	GF	GD	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	26	20	3	3	55	19	36	63
2	Tottenham	26	15	8	3	50	18	32	53
3	Manchester City	25	16	4	5	51	29	22	52
4	Arsenal	25	15	5	5	54	28	26	50
5	Liverpool	26	14	7	5	55	33	21	49
6	Manchester United	25	13	9	3	38	21	17	48
7	Everton	26	12	8	6	42	27	15	44
8	West Bromwich Albion	26	11	7	8	36	32	4	40
9	West Ham	26	9	6	11	35	44	-9	33
10	Stoke	26	8	8	10	30	40	-10	32
11	Burnley	26	9	4	13	28	37	-9	31
12	Watford	26	8	7	11	30	43	-13	31
13	Southampton	25	8	6	11	28	31	-3	30
14	Bournemouth	26	7	5	14	36	51	-15	26
15	Leicester	26	6	6	14	27	44	-17	24
16	Swansea	26	7	3	16	32	57	-25	24
17	Middlesbrough	26	4	10	12	19	28	-9	22
18	Crystal Palace	26	6	4	16	33	46	-13	22
19	Hull	26	5	6	15	23	50	-27	21
20	Sunderland	26	5	4	17	24	48	-24	19

Here are the forthcoming fixtures:

Date	Home	Away
March 4	Manchester United	Bournemouth
March 4	Leicester	Hull
March 4	Stoke	Middlesbrough
March 4	Swansea	Burnley
March 4	Watford	Southampton
March 4	West Brom	Crystal Palace
March 4	Liverpool	Arsenal
March 5	Tottenham Hotspur	Everton
March 5	Sunderland	Manchester City
March 6	West Ham	Chelsea

Monday Recap

The Foxes appeared a different side to the one flirting with relegation, and they dominated the visitors with the high-paced game that won them the title last season.

Vardy was the danger man once more, running the Liverpool defensive channel with vigour as the Leicester midfield looked for the striker.

The England international broke the deadlock after 28 minutes with a goal straight out of the Ranieri copybook.

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Vardy broke the offside trap to sprint towards goal, and the attacker slotted the ball away with precision, whipping the ball past goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

The strike set off scenes of jubilation amongst home fans as Jurgen Klopp looked on from his technical area, clearly unimpressed.

The Foxes doubled their lead six minutes before half-time as Drinkwater scored a blockbuster from outside of the box.

The midfielder caught the ball perfectly, giving Mignolet no chance as it flew past him like a bullet.

Squawka Football highlighted Vardy's first-half performance:

"

Jamie Vardy's first half by numbers vs. Liverpool:

100% take-ons completed
6 aerial duels won
3 shots
1 chance created
1 goal

Nuisance. pic.twitter.com/rywuSGFCDb

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 27, 2017"

Liverpool reorganised for the second half, but Klopp's side never appeared fully confident in their own skin.

It was left to Vardy to put the game to bed on the hour mark as he rose above the Reds' centre-backs to nod home from close range.

There was time for the visitors to compose themselves and chisel a way back into the match as Coutinho calmly finished from the edge of the box, but it was too little, too late from Liverpool.

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The performance was vintage from the hosts, deconstructing their opponents with aggression and pace.

If this version of Leicester remains until the end of the campaign, their Premier League survival will be assured.

For Liverpool, it's once again back to the drawing board for the Anfield club who do not have a defence worthy of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.