Chelsea defender Marco Alonso scored a glorious equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Leicester City, despite the hosts being wasteful on the night.

The result meant that Chelsea effectively sealed third place in the English Premier League ahead of the final round of fixtures on Sunday.

The draw lifted Chelsea to 71 points, 19 behind leaders Manchester City and three ahead of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in fourth, but Chelsea’s far superior goal difference means Spurs have no realistic chance of overtaking them.

While they will be delighted to seal third place, Chelsea will be disappointed not to win a game that saw them produce 27 shots but only the one goal as they dominated possession.

In contrast, Leicester scored with their only effort on target after seven minutes as Kasper Schmeichel sent a sweeping long ball to Timothy Castagne and his deflected pass fell into the path of James Maddison who curled a shot past Edouard Mendy.