Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho continued his fine form for Leicester City, scoring a goal and assisting another as the foxes defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 at the King Power Stadium.
Antonio Conte was back in the Spurs dugout after missing last week’s 1-0 triumph over Manchester City due to gallbladder removal surgery.
However, the Italians’ presence did not motivate the visitors. Despite Rodrigo Bentancur’s early goal for Tottenham, Nampalys Mendy leveled for Leicester, before James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho made it 3-1 at the break.
Harvey Barnes scored with nine minutes remaining to put Brendan Rodgers’ team six points clear of the relegation zone.
Tottenham took the lead in the 14th minute when Ivan Perisic’s corner ricocheted kindly for Bentancur, who tapped into an open net from four yards. Leicester, on the other hand, flipped the game on its head with two goals in three minutes.
Mendy opened his account in emphatic fashion with a thumping 20-yard drive into the roof of the net after Spurs only half-cleared a corner.
The midfielder’s strong challenge on the halfway line then released Iheanacho, who unselfishly laid the ball off for Maddison to slide home.
Iheanacho made it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time when he neatly bent a 20-yard shot into the far corner.
Spurs looked to respond after the break when Bentancur, who later limped off injured, tested Danny Ward from distance.
However, Leicester put the result beyond doubt nine minutes from time. Having been denied by VAR in the 70th minute, this time Barnes received the ball from Maddison before calmly threading past Fraser Forster into the bottom-right corner from 20 yards.