The 25-year-old Nigeria international moved from CSKA to Leicester for a club-record £18.2 million fee in 2016
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The striker has excelled in the FA Cup having scored seven goals across his professional career at both Manchester City and Leicester City
The Nigeria international joined the Foxes for £25 million in the summer from Manchester City but has struggled to establish himself at the club
The Nigeria international has been on the fringes of Claude Puel’s side but was handed a rare start against the low-tier side, and he repaid his manager’s faith by delivering the strikes that saw them win 2-0, thus, progressing to the fourth round of the competition
The much-debated technology, which has been tested at FIFA events and used in Serie A and the Bundesliga this season, made its English debut through trials in the FA Cup and EFL Cup semi-finals this month
The Blues, whose winless run now stands at four matches in all competitions, grew into the match after a disappointing first-half showing but could not find a way through.
Despite their strong run of late, Chelsea start the weekend 16 points behind leaders Manchester City
Iheanacho has struggled to make an impact since his big-money move from Manchester City in the summer and had been tipped to leave in the transfer window.
Leicester striker, Jamie Vardy, who once played for Fleetwood, was not included in the Midlands club’s line-up, spending a chilly lunchtime watching from the stands
The Nigeria international has found first-team action difficult to come by featuring just once for the Foxes this season in a League Cup tie against Sheffield United.
Henderson missed the Boxing Day win over Swansea with a hamstring injury and no date has been put on his return.
A Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat to Manchester City followed on Tuesday and 24 hours later, United were shocked by Bristol City in the same competition
After a testing start to the campaign, Palace are unbeaten in their last six games under Hodgson – a run which has moved them to within a point of safety
The Magpies took the lead early on through Joselu, but goals from Riyad Mahrez and Demarai Gray either side of half time turned the match in Leicester’s favour heading into the final 30 minutes.
The Leicester City forward had been linked with a move to the Tigers – where he would have reunited with his former CSKA Moscow manager Leonid Slutsky – the summer, but a transfer failed to come to fruition.
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However, Solanke has been limited to 85 minutes in the Premier League, with his only start coming in an EFL Cup defeat to Leicester City in September.
Spurs, now without a point on their top-flight travels in two months, could not find a way through in the remainder to leave them fifth in the table and desperately out of form
The visitors’ total of 34 points from 12 games is a new Premier League record, while hosts Leicester suffer their first defeat since the arrival of new boss Claude Puel
As for City, Pep Guardiola will fancy his team to continue their unbeaten start to the season, although each of their last four opponents have shown that there are some chinks in the armour of the leaders