Everton's Iwobi Bags Assist, Iheanacho Fails To Equal Premier League Record Held By Chelsea Star

Published: December 16, 2020

Alex Iwobi impressed once again as Everton made it two wins from two matches, beating Leicester City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The Hale End Academy product was named in the starting lineup but was deployed in a more familiar position of right winger.

With Jonny Evans suspended after receiving his fifth caution of the season against Brighton, Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi was forced to play in the center of defense, a role he occupied in his first two games of the season.

Twenty one minutes in, Richarlison opened the scoring, arrowing a shot into the bottom corner, assisted by Iwobi.

Eighteen minutes from time, Holgate made it 2-0 as he pounced on a rebound and fired home after goalkeeper Schmeichel had denied Keane and Calvert-Lewin.

It was almost a third goal for the Toffees in the 78th minute; Iwobi's cross was hit first time by Sigurdsson but his effort cleared the bar.

Kelechi Iheanacho came on for his sixth Premier League appearance this term in the 73rd minute but failed to open his goalscoring account.

According to the BBC, the Foxes number 14 could not equal a Premier League record jointly held by Julian Joachim versus Derby (1996-97) and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud versus Southampton (2017-18) as the only players to have scored as a substitute in three consecutive appearances against an opponent.

Iheanacho got on the scoresheet after coming off the bench in his last two games against Everton before Wednesday evening's fixture.

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