Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho continued his scoring streak with a goal and two assists as Leicester City cruised to a 4-2 win over Aston Villa on Saturday in the English Premier League.
It was Iheanacho’s second league goal of the season since last September against Brighton.
The 28-year-old scored the Foxes’ only goal of the season FA Cup challenge against Walsall ensured Brendan Rodgers’ side finally recorded their first EPL victory since November.
The Nigerian scored a goal in the 41st minute and assisted two of his teammates during the match.
Nine minutes into the game, Aston Villa took the lead through Olie Watkins, who slotted home a rebound from Emiliano Buendia’s outside shot.
However, the visitors immediately responded with Iheanacho’s assist to James Maddison, who headed the ball past Emiliano Martinez in the 12th minute.
After one more hold on 19 minutes, Villa took the lead again as Watkins’ shot was held by Harry Soutter into the Foxes net.
Iheanacho again saved his team in the 41st minute with a header to Harvey Barnes’ left cross. He further assisted Tete to score Leicester’s third goal at the top of the first half.
The Nigerian striker almost completed a brace in the 46th minute after his one-on-one effort went wide.
Meanwhile, substitute Dennis Praet sealed victory for Leicester after heading into an empty net in the 76th minute.
In the early kickoff of the day, Iheanacho’s compatriot Alex Iwobi and club Everton bounced back to winning ways after a series of defeats with a lone goal victory over league leaders Arsenal at Goodison Park.
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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool continued their yo-yo run in the league as they were beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium.
The Reds quickly conceded another early goal after defender Joel Matip headed home a cross from Hee-Chan in the fifth minute.
The winger was then replaced by Adama Traore in the 41st minute due to injury.
Wolves then doubled their lead with a rebound shot from new signing Craig Dawson in the 12th minute.
With Liverpool’s efforts for a consolation futile in the second half, Wolves scored their third goal from a Ruben Neves shot after a cutback pass from Traore in the 71st minute.
At Old Trafford, 10-man Manchester United were done before they got the three points at stake against Crystal Palace.
The Red Devils played the last 20 minutes with a man down after Casemiro was sent off in the 70th minute.
Erik Ten Hag’s men held a slim 2-1 win over Palace as they complete home wins for 13 games; the longest since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 20-game unbeaten run at home.
The goals for United came from Bruno Fernandes’ seven-minute spot-kick and Marcus Rashford’s clever header from Shaw’s cross in the 62nd minute.
Although Jeffrey Schlupp pulled one back for Istana, it was not enough to deny United victory.
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