Leicester City of England midfielder, Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi has found another wave of reviews rolling in his favour, after he netted one of the goals that helped his side move top of the English Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea at King Power Stadium.
While Kelechi Iheanacho once again played as a very late substitute, Brendan Rodgers’ side got off to the perfect start when Ndidi’s strike gave them the lead in the sixth minute and, though Chelsea thought they had been given a route back into the game, match referee Craig Pawson adjudged Jonny Evans to have fouled Christian Pulisic inside the penalty area.
However, megasportsarena.com can report that VAR intervened and overturned the decision, awarding the visitors a free-kick right on the edge and The Bues were further behind minutes later as James Maddison (41) steered Marc Albrighton’s long ball past Edouard Mendy.
Chelsea seemed to have grabbed a lifeline late on when substitute Timo Werner converted Hakim Ziyech’s free-kick, but the German strayed into an offside position as Leicester kept their clean sheet intact.
Ndidi drilled the ball in off the post from the edge of the area after Harvey Barnes had miscued Marc Albrighton’s cut back following a short corner which caught Chelsea cold on a comfortable night for Leicester, who move one point above Manchester United having played a game more, but more disappointment for Frank Lampard as his side stay eighth.
Lampard’s side were not at the races defensively and they were inches away from being further behind when Maddison’s powerful effort from 20 yards clipped the top of the crossbar, and Kasper Schmeichel soon turned Reece James’ driven effort over before Callum Hudson-Odoi’s strike hit the side netting after he was played in by Pulisic.
The Blues thought they had a lifeline six minutes before the break when Pawson pointed to the spot after Evans tripped Pulisic. However, a VAR review rightly judged the foul was just outside the area and Mason Mount blazed the resultant free-kick over the crossbar.
It turned out to be a crucial moment in the game as the hosts immediately doubled their advantage. Albrighton’s long pass reached the unmarked Maddison, who comfortably beat Mendy from 15 yards for his eighth goal of the season.
Lampard made four changes for Chelsea’s trip to Leicester. Tammy Abraham, Reece James, Kai Havertz and Callum Hudson-Odoi all came in following the weekend win at Fulham, but his side struggled for form against The Foxes.
