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Ndidi in action as 10-man Leicester win at Burnley

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Super Eagles star, Wilfred Ndidi was in action as 10-man Leicester City battled to beat Burnley in the Premier League.

Kelechi Iheanacho was an unused substitute in the game that ended 2-1 in the Foxes’ favour.

The visitors were reduced to 10 men as early as the 4th minute when Harry Maguire was sent off for a dangerous challenge.

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Despite their one-man disadvantage, Leicester took the lead in the 33rd minute from a James Maddison free-kick.

Dwight McNeil levelled for Burnley about five minutes after, but Leicester left it late as substitute Wes Morgan headed home from Youri Tielemans’ cross.

Burnley remain in 17th place in the Premier League while Leicester are in 10th place and have crossed the 40-point mark with seven games remaining this season.

In the other Premier League clashes played concurrently, West Ham defeated Huddersfield in a seven-goal thriller, while Bournemouth drew 2-2 with Newcastle United.

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