Claudio Ranieri praised Leicester City for their fantastic effort as they moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with victory over Southampton. Jordan Akins Jersey . The Foxes emphasised their title credentials with a hard-fought 1-0 win courtesy of captain Wes Morgans first goal of the season.Leicester had to overcome a dogged display from Southampton but secured the victory that moved the club to within four wins of a maiden top-flight crown. Wes Morgan celebrates giving Leicester the lead And Ranieri believes his players further answered any doubters by capitalising on Saturdays draw between nearest rivals Tottenham and Liverpool.It was a good answer to the Premier League because now everybody is waiting for us after the Liverpool v Tottenham draw, Ranieri said. We gave a very good answer.I am very calm. We believe in what we are doing, we believe its a magical season and believe next season wont be the same, but then we try.We try to do our best. Other teams can win 3-0, 4-0, we have to fight to win 1-0. We must be focused in our way. Graeme Souness and Peter Schmeichel analyse Danny Simpson blocking Sadio Manes goal-bound shot with his arm The result was Leicesters fourth straight 1-0 win but Ranieri told Sky Sports he was satisfied with another slender victory.It was a fantastic effort because Southampton came here with a lot of confidence after their win against Liverpool, Ranieri said.They closed all the space behind them, with five at the back, three midfielders and with (Graziano) Pelle as the anchor man up front with (Sadio) Mane around him.We started well and wanted to score immediately but it was difficult after they kept possession. Mane had a fantastic chance but (Danny) Simpson made a fantastic save. We scored a goal and had another one or two chances to close the match but 1-0 was OK, we got a clean sheet and three points so step by step it was good. Southampton manager Ronald Koeman felt his side should have had two penalties against Leicester Ronald Koeman was aggrieved his side were denied a penalty on two occasions at the King Power Stadium, the first of which saw Simpson deny Manes goal-bound effort with his arm shortly before Morgans 38th-minute winner.Asked whether he thought Simpson was lucky to escape punishment, Ranieri added: The ball was very close to Simpson while he was running.If it doesnt touch his arm then it would have touched his flank. It is not as though his arm was far from the body, it was very close.Southampton were unable to find a way through the Leicester defence as the Foxes held on for a win that left them on the brink of a most unlikely title success - but Ranieri sounded a final note of caution.. Leicester captain Wes Morgan gives his thoughts after scoring the only goal of the game against Southampton I enjoy it a lot when we keep clean sheets, I am very happy, he said. I enjoy every minute because we are dreaming.It is important for us to make a good performance because if we do, and win the match, we will be happier. It is important for us to take things step by step and focus on the next match.It is important for us to remain calm, to maintain our feet on the ground, train well and then concentrate during the match. Also See: Morgan winner boosts title bid Koeman fumes at clear pens 1-0 to the champions? WATCH: Was Simpson fortunate? Justin Reid Texans Jersey . To be fair, the celebrations are already anything but tame. Nerf ball tricks shots are just the tip of the iceberg for a group that has performed in zero gravity, faced pro-skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and an assembled team on the MTV series "Fantasy Factory", and even hit a basketball trick shot from a passing blimp. Martinas Rankin Texans Jersey . -- Jacksonvilles offensive makeover is just getting starting. http://www.texansrookiestore.com/Customized/ . Durant had 33 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, hit the tying 3-pointer late in regulation and made the go-ahead foul shots in overtime to lift the Thunder past the Wizards 106-105. John Wall missed a driving layup attempt at the buzzer for Washington, which was seeking its third straight win.TORONTO - Peter Horachek saw positives but the Maple Leafs first step under their new interim coach started with another loss.Marcus Johansson and Eric Fehr scored two goals apiece as the Washington Capitals, backed by a record-tying performance by Braden Holtby in goal, defeated Toronto 6-2 Wednesday night.There were some good things, said Horachek, who opened his post-game address with a folksy Hows everyone?We outchanced them, our possession numbers were better. We outshot them but we gave up some poor timely goals ...Weve got to eliminate those issues where were making things happen to ourselves. But we did a lot of things that we wanted to do and sometimes its just going to be harder at first than we want it to be, to get back into the win column.The contest, before 19,047 at the Air Canada Centre, came one day after the firing of Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle.Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Washington (21-11-7). It was Ovechkins 20th goal of the season and 50th career point against Toronto in 35 games.I thought we were pretty slow out of the gates today, said Washington coach Barry Trotz. I thought as the game went on we played more to our identity than we did early in the game.Holtbys 22nd straight start tied Wayne Stephensons club record as Washington, 7-1-2 in its last 10 games, won its third in a row while upping its road record to an impressive 12-6-3The Caps, who benefited from a couple of shots tipped by Leafs sticks, extended their mastery over Toronto to 11-4-2 in the last 17 games between the two.Daniel Winnik and Trevor Smith scored for Toronto (21-17-3), which has lost three straight and eight of its last 10 after a 10-1-1 run.The Leafs outshot the Capitals 33-26.It was the Leafs first home game since Dec. 20, returning from a 2-5 road trip forced by the world junior hockey championship.Horachek, a former assistant to Trotz in Nashville, moved Leafs sniper Phil Kessel and others around, mixxing his lines. Sammie Coates Jersey. Kessel had five shots on goals, four of which came in the third period.Kessel found himself in the spotlight in the wake of Carlyles firing, not surprisingly objecting to being labelled as uncoachable.We did some good things out there but again we didnt get it done. We gave them a couple of goals, he said.I think guys are positive here, he added. We know we have a good team here. We havent been playing our best and were making some mistakes and theyre getting goals off them.Washington led 1-0 despite being outshot 7-4 in the first period, with Johansson opening the scoring on the Caps first shot on Jonathan Bernier.Actually Marcus shot is very underrated. ... The guy can really shoot the puck and you see tonight with two really nice goals, said Laich. The visitors scored three more in a more open second period that saw five goals in all as Washington outshot the Leafs 14-12.The Caps added two more in the third.Toronto defenceman Roman Polak showed his commitment to the cause, returning late in the second period after taking a puck to the face midway through the first period, leaving a pool of blood on the ice.Polaks face, adorned by stitches near his mouth, was grotesquely swollen after the game,Hes a warrior, said Leafs defenceman Stephane Robidas. I knew he was a warrior but he just proved it to us again.One of the costly goals was Fehrs short-handed effort at 6:20 of the second period that made it 2-1 for the Caps. Fehr beat Bernier after a fine rush and feed by Jay Beagle. Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly went to the bench as the puck went past him on a poor line change.Toronto shot itself in the foot again when Johansson restored the two-goal lead with a wrist shot just 42 seconds after Smith cut the margin to 3-2 late in the second period.The Leafs outshot the Capitals 14-8 in the third.Toronto, which hosts Columbus on Friday, plays nine of its next 12 games on the road.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Cheap Hockey Blackhawks Jerseys Cheap Hockey Avalanche Jerseys Cheap Hockey Stars Jerseys Cheap Hockey Wild Jerseys Cheap Hockey Predators Jerseys Cheap Hockey Blues Jerseys Cheap Hockey Jets Jerseys Cheap Hockey Ducks Jerseys Cheap Hockey Coyotes Jerseys Cheap Hockey Flames Jerseys Cheap Hockey Oilers Jerseys Cheap Hockey Kings Jerseys Cheap Hockey Sharks Jerseys Cheap Hockey Canucks Jerseys Cheap Hockey Golden Knights Jerseys Hockey Team Canada Jerseys ' ' '