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Kelechi Iheanacho Revels in Leicester City’s FA Cup Progress

Kelechi Iheanacho in Action for Leicester City Against Brentford
Kelechi Iheanacho in Action for Leicester City Against Brentford

Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho has taken to Twitter to express his delight at his side’s progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Premier League outfit Leicester got the better of Championship club Brentford 1-0 away from home at Griffin Park in the fourth round of FA Cup on Saturday afternoon.

Iheanacho scored the only goal of the tie as early as the fourth minute when he tapped in a cross from full-back James Justin.

The 23-year-old former Manchester City forward has revelled on Twitter in the win for Brendan Rodgers’s side.

Stats

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Griffin Park on Saturday afternoon, hosts Brentford had 47% of the possession, took 11 shots of which three were on target, and earned seven corners.

Visitors Leicester had 53% of the possession, took 13 shots of which three were on target, and earned four corners.

Back in Action

Leicester will return to action on Tuesday evening when they take on Premier League rivals Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals.

The first leg held at the King Power Stadium on January 8 ended in a 1-1 draw.

Top-Four Challenge

Leicester are also aiming to finish in the top four of the Premier League table this season.

Rodgers’s side are third in the league table at the moment with 48 points from 24 matches.