Leicester City of England attacker, Kelechi Iheanacho got one ofhte goals that helped The Foxes dump Fulham, who have Ola Aina, Tosin Adarabioyo and Ademola Lookman in their matchday squad, megasportsarena.com reports.
On a night Fulham welcomed back their fourth Nigerian payer, Josh Maja in the stands, it was smiles all the way for Iheanacho, as the former Columbus Crw of America and Manchestr City of England lad struck in the first half and James Justin added a second to put Leicester third on the log.
The 2-0 victory at third-bottom Fulham, who are now without a win in 11 games, was ignited after Iheanacho powered home his first Premier League goal of the season by meeting James Maddison’s excellent cross 17 minutes in and beating Alphonse Areola from close-range.
Maddison then turned provider again as he recorded two assists in the same game for the first time, teeing up Justin to round Areola and slot in a second moments before half-time as Leicester’s clinical touch returned after their poor defeat by Leeds on Saturday.
Fulham always looked competitive but rarely tested Kasper Schmeichel besides a Tosin Adarabioyo header moments before Justin’s goal, and remain rooted seven points adrift from safety, having now lost their game in hand on the two sides directly above them.
While Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi continues his ecovery from injury, Leicester needed little time to show why they have found life so much easier on the road than at home, moving ahead with 17 minutes gone as Iheanacho powered home Maddison’s delicious cross following a quick free-kick.
Fulham’s shortcomings were just as plain to see as their tidy approach play was snuffed out before it could cause any real danger, and with one rare clear-cut chance, Aleksandar Mitrovic sidefooted Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s square ball straight at Justin with the goal at his mercy.
The hosts remained in the game and would have gone in level had Tosin beaten Schmeichel with a bullet header from a corner. But they were immediately caught out by a silky Leicester counter, with a lovely Iheanacho turn feeding Maddison to tee up Justin, who rounded Areola and doubled the lead moments before half-time.
Leicester were twice denied a third goal when the offside flag penalised Iheanacho and then Ricardo Pereira, as neither side registered a legitimate shot on target throughout the second period.
That allowed Leicester to see out victory in relative comfort, with Justin’s block on substitute Bobby Decordova-Reid’s goalbound effort, typical of his night’s work, their only moment of concern as the Foxes jumped back ahead of Brendan Rodgers’ former employers Liverpool, who have played a game less.
