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Iheanacho: Leicester City star closes in on Crotone’s Simy record

Kelechi Iheanacho scored for Leicester City in their 4-2 defeat to Newcastle United on Friday to close in on Crotone’s Simy Nwankwo feat.

The Super Eagles forward bagged a late effort as the King Power Stadium outfit attempted to come back into the game, with Marc Albrighton reducing the deficit after already down by 4-0.

Iheanacho thus took his tally to 10 league goals this season, which were all scored between March to May, becoming the most lethal attacker in the English top-flight over this period.

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The effort also ranked him as the second most prolific attacker in Europe's top five leagues with only his compatriot Simy having more goals than him during this time.