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Iheanacho, Ndidi lift Leicester out of relegation zone as Liverpool beat Forest
Super Eagles duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were in action as Leicester City defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League clash on Saturday.
Iheanacho was on target for the Foxes who sealed a 2-1 victory over the Wolves at the King Power Stadium.
Iheanacho netted the equaliser in the 37th minute to cacel Matheus Cunha’s 13th-minute opener, before Timothy Castagne’s goal sealed the win late on.
With victory, Leicester climbed off the relegation zone, now sitting on 17th spot above Everton, Nottingham Forest and Southampton.
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Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest were beaten 3-2 by Liverpool at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah sealed the winner on 70 minutes after Forest had fought back to peg the game at 2-2 in the 67th minute.
Diogo Jota scored a brace for Liverpool while Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White scored for visiting Forest.
In other Premier League games played on Saturday, Aston Villa played a 1-1 draw with Brentford, while Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was in action as Everton were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace.
Fulham defeated Leeds United 2-1.
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