In-form Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho netted his fifth goal of the season in all competitions as Leicester City returned to winning ways, beating West Ham United 2-1 at the London Stadium on Saturday evening.The credit to Ayoze Perez who didn't give up and that created the goal for the Super Eagles striker, whose brilliant header from close range gave the Foxes the lead after 39 minutes.West Ham hit back through Pablo Fornals just before half-time but the visitors regained the lead as Demarai Gray slotted home after brilliant work again by Perez 11 minutes into the second half. There was some early drama involving Lukasz Fabianski and Iheanacho as the West Ham goalkeeper clattered into the Nigerian and the Pole was lucky to avoid a red card because the foul was committed inside the box. During half-time of the game shown live on Supersport,former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tim Sherwood and ex-Manchester United striker Michael Owen had their say on the penalty awarded to Leicester City by referee David Coote. Sherwood said : "Demarai Gray does brilliant there, gets past Declan Rice and he plays it over the top, far too much space behind. Fabianski thinks he has to...
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