FA CUP: Iheanacho nets brace, Ndidi scores in Leicester victory; Wigan, Brighton advance

Super Eagles duo, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi starred for Leicester City as they advanced to the 5th round of the English FA Cup with a 5-1 thrashing on Peterborough on Saturday.

While Iheanacho netted twice to inspire the victory, Ndidi completed the rout with a late strike for the Foxes.

Leicester’s debutant striker Fousseni Diabate also scored twice, while Peterborough’s only goal came by Andrew Hughes after the break.

Iheanacho, who joined Leicester from Manchester City for a fee understood to be £25m last July, has now scored nine goals in nine matches.

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Elsewhere, League One leaders Wigan caused an FA Cup upset by beating Premier League side West Ham to reach the fifth round.

The Premier League side had Arthur Masuaku sent off for spitting in the 49th minute, as Wigan striker Will Grigg scored in each half to earn the hosts a 2-0 victory.

Brighton also knocked Championship leaders, Middlesbrough, out of the competition after substitute Glen Murray’s strike in the 90th minute secured the visitors’ ticket to the 5th round.

Full results of the FA CUP fourth round ties on Saturday:

Peterborough United 1 – 5 Leicester City
Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Birmingham City
Hull City 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Millwall 2 – 2 Rochdale
Milton Keynes Dons 0 – 1 Coventry City
Notts County 1 – 1 Swansea City
Sheffield United 1 – 0 Preston North End
Southampton 1 – 0 Watford
Wigan Athletic 2 – 0 West Ham United
Newport vs Tottenham
Liverpool vs West Brom

 

 

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