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Super Eagles’ striker, Kelechi Iheanacho was on the score sheet as Leicester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on Saturday in the English Premier League.
The victory has increased the pressure on Spurs boss Antonio Conte. Nampalys Mendy’s first goal in over six years inspired the Foxes to a remarkable comeback win at the King Power Stadium.
James Maddison and Harvey Barnes also netted as the hosts scored four for the second straight game.
Rodrigo Bentancur had briefly given Spurs the lead but they crumbled during an error-strewn performance.
Conte returned to the dugout after gallbladder surgery but his side failed to build on their impressive victory over Manchester City.
Defeat left them a point adrift of the top four having played two games more as their uphill battle to clinch a Champions League spot continued.
For Leicester, their second revival of the season rolls on after last week’s 4-2 win at Aston Villa.
Questions were, again, being asked of the Foxes and boss Brendan Rodgers after four defeats in five but they have answered any lingering doubts.
Victory even came after a dodgy start where the hosts gifted Tottenham a 14th-minute opener.
Ivan Perisic had gone close before Danny Ward turned his free kick over and from the corner Victor Kristiansen cleared under his own bar.
But it was only a brief reprieve for Leicester and the defender as, from another corner, Kristiansen made a total mess of his clearance and only succeeded in finding Bentancur who tapped in from close range.
Spurs were on top but it took just 11 minutes for the Foxes to turn the game. They had barely threatened but levelled out of the blue through an unlikely source.