Some of the biggest cheers from Leicester supporters all night came when a flag-waving pitch-invader managed to evade several stewards late on before being brought down. Unfortunately for Leicester, that appears to be their direction of travel.
Goals in the second half from Jean‑Philippe Mateta and Marc Guéhi enabled Crystal Palace to equal the club’s best unbeaten away record in the top flight of six successive matches, moving them eight points clear of a relegation zone in which Leicester now appear entrenched.
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