Leicester City would have won the title by now if the Premier League had started 38 games ago

Their excellent form at the end of 2014/15 season means they are the leading side over the last 38 games

Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa (Getty Images)

Leicester City’s unlikely title challenge was only strengthened by this weekend’s Premier League results, which saw fellow contenders Arsenal lose at Manchester United.

Claudio Ranieri’s side themselves picked up a home win over Norwich City thanks to Leonardo Ulloa’s late winner and retained their two-point lead at the top of the table.

As many have noted this season, it’s all quite remarkable when you consider that the Foxes’ top flight status was seriously threatened this time last year.

Back then, with 11 league games of the campaign remaining, Nigel Pearson’s side sat rock bottom of the table and were without a win in six.

They finally picked up a victory three games later, beating West Ham United 2-1 on 4 April, which initiated a remarkable run of form.

Their form carried into this season and now, it's official - if you count back 38 Premier League games so as to include the end of the last campaign, Leicester are title winners.

Premier League table - over the last 38 games

	Team	PLD	GD	PTS
1	Leicester	38	31	79
2	Arsenal	38	30	75
3	Man City	38	34	71
4	Tottenham	38	27	71
5	Man Utd	38	15	64
6	Chelsea	38	9	60
7	Liverpool	38	-3	55
8	Everton	38	13	54
9	Southampton	38	12	54
10	Stoke	38	2	54
11	West Ham	38	1	51
12	C Palace	38	-3	50
13	West Brom	38	-11	49
14	Watford	38	12	46
15	Swansea	38	-11	43
16	Bournemouth	27	-14	29
17	Sunderland	38	-25	36
18	Aston Villa	38	-29	32
19	Newcastle	38	-53	31
20	Norwich	38	-36	29

'If my Auntie had...', etc., but the data, compiled by website 'The Chels' makes for interesting reading.

The results of newly promoted sides' previous Premier League campaigns are included, accounting for the low total of 'games played' by top flight first-timers Bournemouth.

Arsenal's defeat at Old Trafford overwrote their 2-0 home win over Everton last term, while Leicester's win over Norwich replaced a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City.

Elsewhere, Tottenham have opened up a sizeable gap over Manchester United in the race for a top-four finish while 18th-placed Aston Villa are still in with a shout of survival.