EPL roundup: Iheanacho powers Leicester to victory as Wolves rip Liverpool
Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho continued his goalscoring form with a goal and two assists in Leicester City's 4-2 away win against Aston Villa on Saturday in the English Premier League.< /p>
It was Iheanacho's second league goal this season since last September against Brighton.
The 28-year-old, who scored the Foxes' only goal in their FA Cup challenge against Walsall, helped Brendan Rodgers' side finally record their first EPL win since November.
The Nigerian scored in the 41st minute and assisted two of his teammates in the game.
Nine minutes into the game, Aston Villa took the lead through Olie Watkins, who rebounded Emiliano Buendia's outside shot.
However, the visitors responded almost immediately with Iheanacho's assist to James Maddison, who sent the ball deep past Emiliano Martinez in the 12th minute.
After holding each other for 19 minutes, Villa retook the lead with Watkins' shot deflected by Harry Soutter into the Foxes net.
Iheanacho saved his team again in the 41st minute with a header from Harvey Barnes' left-sided cross. He further assisted Tete to score Leicester's third goal on the eve of the first half.
The Nigerian striker nearly netted a brace in the 46th minute after his one-on-one attempt deflected.
Meanwhile, substitute Dennis Praet sealed Leicester's victory after falling into an empty net in the 76th minute.
When the day kicked off, Iheanacho's compatriot Alex Iwobi and his club Everton found their way back to winning ways after several defeats with just one win by goal against the league leaders , Arsenal at Goodison Park.
other gamesJurgen Klopp's Liverpool continued their yo-yo performance in the league as they were beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium.
The Reds were quick to concede another goal after defender Joel Matip headed a Hee-Chan cross into his net in the fifth minute.
The winger was then replaced by Adama Traoré in the 41st minute due to injury.
Wolves then doubled the lead with a rebound shot from new signing Craig Dawson in the 12th minute.
With Liverpool's efforts for a consolation futile throughout the second half, Wolves scored the third goal on a home-made shot from Ruben Neves after a 71st-minute back pass from Traore.
At Old Trafford, the 10 players of Manchester United reached their limits before winning the three points at stake against Crystal Palace.
The Red Devils played the last 20 minutes with a man down after Casemiro received a red card in the 70th minute.
Erik Ten Hag's men held on to a slim 2-1 win over Palace as they extended their home wins to 13 games; their longest since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 20-game home unbeaten streak.
United's goals came from Bruno Fernandes' seven-minute spot-kick and Marcus Rashford's fine touch on Shaw's cross in the 62nd minute.
Although Jeffrey Schlupp pulled one back for Palace, it wasn't enough to deny United victory.
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Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho continued his goalscoring form with a goal and two assists in Leicester City's 4-2 away win against Aston Villa on Saturday in the English Premier League.< /p>
It was Iheanacho's second league goal this season since last September against Brighton.
The 28-year-old, who scored the Foxes' only goal in their FA Cup challenge against Walsall, helped Brendan Rodgers' side finally record their first EPL win since November.
The Nigerian scored in the 41st minute and assisted two of his teammates in the game.
Nine minutes into the game, Aston Villa took the lead through Olie Watkins, who rebounded Emiliano Buendia's outside shot.
However, the visitors responded almost immediately with Iheanacho's assist to James Maddison, who sent the ball deep past Emiliano Martinez in the 12th minute.
After holding each other for 19 minutes, Villa retook the lead with Watkins' shot deflected by Harry Soutter into the Foxes net.
Iheanacho saved his team again in the 41st minute with a header from Harvey Barnes' left-sided cross. He further assisted Tete to score Leicester's third goal on the eve of the first half.
The Nigerian striker nearly netted a brace in the 46th minute after his one-on-one attempt deflected.
Meanwhile, substitute Dennis Praet sealed Leicester's victory after falling into an empty net in the 76th minute.
When the day kicked off, Iheanacho's compatriot Alex Iwobi and his club Everton found their way back to winning ways after several defeats with just one win by goal against the league leaders , Arsenal at Goodison Park.
other gamesJurgen Klopp's Liverpool continued their yo-yo performance in the league as they were beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium.
The Reds were quick to concede another goal after defender Joel Matip headed a Hee-Chan cross into his net in the fifth minute.
The winger was then replaced by Adama Traoré in the 41st minute due to injury.
Wolves then doubled the lead with a rebound shot from new signing Craig Dawson in the 12th minute.
With Liverpool's efforts for a consolation futile throughout the second half, Wolves scored the third goal on a home-made shot from Ruben Neves after a 71st-minute back pass from Traore.
At Old Trafford, the 10 players of Manchester United reached their limits before winning the three points at stake against Crystal Palace.
The Red Devils played the last 20 minutes with a man down after Casemiro received a red card in the 70th minute.
Erik Ten Hag's men held on to a slim 2-1 win over Palace as they extended their home wins to 13 games; their longest since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 20-game home unbeaten streak.
United's goals came from Bruno Fernandes' seven-minute spot-kick and Marcus Rashford's fine touch on Shaw's cross in the 62nd minute.
Although Jeffrey Schlupp pulled one back for Palace, it wasn't enough to deny United victory.
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