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Ever-present Morgan writes name in BPL history

By 17 May 2016

Leicester captain becomes third outfield player to play every minute of a title-winning season

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Wes Morgan wrote his name into the Barclays Premier League history books after completing the full 90 minutes of the final match in Leicester City's enthralling campaign.

The Foxes captain lasted the entirety of Sunday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, meaning he joins an elite group of players to feature in every single minute of a BPL title-winning season.

Morgan becomes only the third outfield player to do so, joining Gary Pallister and John Terry, both of whom were ever-present during Manchester United and Chelsea's BPL-winning seasons in 1992/93 and 2014/15 respectively.

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel also played every minute of Leicester's league season.

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Morgan was unable to provide Leicester's 16th clean sheet of 2015/16 at the home of last year's champions, Cesc Fabregas scoring from the penalty spot before Danny Drinkwater levelled in the 1-1 draw.

The result does mean, though, that Leicester have lost only two of their last 22 Barclays Premier League away matches (W13 D7 L2), with Claudio Ranieri's side claiming more points on their travels this season than any other team (39).

They finished with a 10-point lead above second-placed Arsenal, with only four previous BPL-winning sides enjoying a greater margin at the top of the table: Manchester United in 1999/00 (18), Chelsea in 2004/05 (12), Arsenal in 2003/04 and Man Utd again in 2012/13 (both 11).

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