Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, put up another masterclass display as Leicester City defeated Newcastle United 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday.
The 21-year-old, who hasn’t missed any minute for the Foxes this term, provided the assist for Riyad Mahrez’s equalizer.
The Magpies took the lead early on through Joselu after just four minutes.
Dwight Gayle advanced down the left flank before pulling the ball back for the Spaniard, who swept his finish past Kasper Schmeichel to gift Newcastle a perfect start to the match.
It could have got even better when the hosts were close to making it two goals in as many minutes shortly afterwards, but Gayle strike across goal fizzed narrowly wide of the far post.
Leicester soon began to pose an attacking threat of their own, though, with Demarai Gray leading the charge as he drew a low stop from Karl Darlow and then flashed a second effort over the crossbar in quick succession.
The Foxes continued to knock on the door with Ndidi the next to come close before Gray sent another strike narrowly off target, and that pressure eventually told with the equalising goal after 20 minutes.
Mahrez was the man to restore parity, continuing his good recent form in the final third to beat Darlow from outside the box, after being put through by Ndidi.
Gayle then cancelled Gray’s effort in the latter stages but an own goal from Ayoze Perez made sure Ndidi’s team returned the King Power with all three points.
While the 21-year-old was having another fun-filled day at work, it wasn’t the same for his compatriots.
Kelechi followed proceedings from the dugout while Ahmed Musa couldn’t even get a seat.
Leicester climbs up to eighth place having now won three consecutive matches for the first time since April, keeping them a healthy 10 points clear of the bottom three.
