Premier League: Leicester City clinch historic title after Eden Hazard`s stunning late goal vs Tottenham Hotspur

London: Chelsea substitute Eden Hazard`s stunning late goal earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Monday that completed Leicester City`s fairytale quest for the Premier League title.

With Leicester`s players reportedly gathered at the home of striker Jamie Vardy to watch the match, goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min at Stamford Bridge appeared to have set Spurs up for a victory that would have kept their title hopes alive.

But after Gary Cahill had reduced the arrears in the 58th minute of a stormy affair, Hazard met Diego Costa`s pass with a first-time shot into the top-right corner in the 83rd minute to send hordes of supporters in Leicester, as well as their millions of new admirers around the world, into raptures.

Claudio Ranieri`s side, 5,000-1 title outsiders who narrowly avoided relegation last season, can now look forward to a title party at their King Power Stadium home when Everton visit on Saturday.

They are England`s first new title-winners since Brian Clough`s Nottingham Forest 1978 and their surge to glory in the world`s most-watched football championship will go down as one of the most improbable feats in sporting history.

Their previous best season in the English top flight was a second-place finish in 1929 and their last piece of silverware had been the 2000 League Cup.

Mauricio Pochettino`s young Spurs team needed to win all three of their final games to stand any chance of claiming a first league title since 1961, but having been held 1-1 by West Bromwich Albion on their previous outing, they failed to close out victory again.

Ranieri had never previously won a league title and was sacked by Chelsea in 2004, but chants of "There`s only one Ranieri!" rang around the game as the final whistle approached.

Bringing the story of his association with the Premer League full circle, the 64-year-old Italian will return to Stamford Bridge for his miracle team`s final game of the season on May 15.

Hazard, last season`s Player of the Year, had scored the goal that brought Chelsea the title a year previously and after a dismal campaign, he resurfaced to write another chapter in English football history.

Spurs, meanwhile, could face disciplinary action from the Football Association after midfielder Mousa Dembele appeared to eye-gouge Diego Costa in one of several fractious incidents.