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Iheanacho Benched As Leicester City Lose To Aston Villa

By Toju Sote

Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho was on the bench for the entire duration of the Premier League clash between Leicester City and Aston Villa.

The Foxes lost 2-1 to Villa on Tuesday, April 2 at the King Power Stadium.

Ollie Watkins scored the first goal of the game for the visiting team in the 24th minute.

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Harvey Barnes equalised for Leicester 11 minutes later and Bertrand Traore scored the winner in the 87th minute.

Iheanacho was not introduced on the second half despite the Foxes trailing deep in the game.

Iheanacho has scored three goals and registered four assists in 22 Premier League games this term.

Leicester City are 19th on the Premier League table with 25 points from 29 games.

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