JAMIE VARDY put Leicester within touching distance of a Premier League return – despite a rare penalty miss.
The striker hit the post with his first-half spot-kick after Wilfred Ndidi had given the Foxes the lead.
But Vardy headed home the crucial second – his 17th of the season – before Jed Wallace got one back for West Brom.
Leicester now need just two wins to go up but can do so as early as Tuesday if they beat Southampton, and Leeds lose to Middlesbrough on Monday.
The Foxes are top but relied on woeful finishing from the Baggies and Hamza Choudhury’s three incredible goal-line clearances.
Even boss Enzo Maresca admitted: “Today we’ve been lucky. It was a crazy game.
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