Iheanacho battles Chelsea, Man Utd, Spurs, Man City stars, 3 others for Premier League POTM
Published: March 26, 2021Five goals in three top-flight appearances have earned Kelechi Iheanacho a place in the eight-man shortlist for the English Premier League Player of the Month for March 2021.
The Nigeria international was productive offensively this month, scoring 62.5 percent of the goals netted by Leicester City in the Premier League and helping the King Power Stadium outfit register two wins and one draw.
Iheanacho is up against Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Jesse Lingard (West Ham United), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), Illan Meslier (Leeds United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United) and Leandro Trossard (Brighton & Hove) for the monthly accolade.
The Foxes number 14 started the month with a crucial equaliser as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley and he followed that up by scoring another equaliser at Brighton, before netting his first Premier League hat-trick in a 5-0 rout of Sheffield United.
Iheanacho will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jay-Jay Okocha, Peter Odemwingie ( 3 times) and Odion Ighalo who have won the Premier League Player of the Month awards in the past.
The votes from the public will be combined with those of the 20 club captains and a panel of football experts to decide the winner, who will be revealed next week.
The Taye Academy product is currently on international duty with the Super Eagles before Leicester City's next Premier League game against his former club Manchester City on April 3, 2021.
Igho Kingsley
Photo Credit : lcfc.com
Copyright ANS
All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from allnigeriasoccer.com
Latest News
- Transfer expert names two players Chelsea could use as makeweights in proposed deal for Osimhen
- Club president dispels rumours linking ex-Chelsea, Spurs boss Conte with coaching job at Osimhen's Napoli
- Leeds United set up Championship playoff final against either Aribo's Southampton or Ajayi's West Brom
- WAFU B U17 Championship: Five observations from Golden Eaglets' goalless draw against Burkina Faso
- Door closed: Borussia Dortmund star Adeyemi cap-tied to Germany, not eligible for Super Eagles call-up
- WAFU B U17 Championship Nigeria 0 Burkina Faso 0: Woodwork denies Golden Eaglets victory
- Liverpool academy product Sheyi Ojo likely to leave Cardiff City this summer
- Manchester United risk missing out on Tosin with future of Ten Hag up in the air
- Napoli share fresh update on Osimhen that will worry Finidi, any Super Eagles fan
- EFL new boys Chesterfield on brink of deal for Arsenal youth product Tim Akinola
Football News 24/7
News Categories
- Football Betting
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football