Palace’s 3-0 win over Arsenal on Monday Night Football was their fifth Premier League victory in six games, and that run leaves them on 34 points – six above the relegation zone and with a game in hand over 18th-placed Swansea
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Kante, who was shortlisted last year for his part in Leicester’s remarkable season, but did not make the top three, is the bookmakers’ favourite for the 2016-17 accolade
The Premier League side battled gamely in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at the Vicente Calderon, but they were denied a positive scoreline
Onazi joined Trabzonspor from Lazio over the summer and has gone onto become a key player for the Turkish giants
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the win ensured that the Toffees moved within goals difference of Arsenal in sixth
The Foxes have been revitalised since the appointment of Craig Shakespeare, who could equal the Premier League record for consecutive wins from the start of his managerial career in the competition
The Nigerian has had a difficult week after being questioned by police last week
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Musa has made only 13 starts for Leicester all season, just seven of which have come in the Premier League
A statement from Leicester on Thursday said Musa would be asked to explain what happened when he is due back in for training on Friday
Media reports (not The Eagle Online) claimed the 20-year-old would ask for a transfer away from the King Power Stadium if the Red Devils came calling, quoting Hakeem Bello, a “friend of Ndidi’s agent”
The £16.6 million footballer was taken to a police station where he was questioned on suspicion of common assault
The 20-year-old signed from Genk in a £15 million deal during the January window, but already looks worth a higher fee due to a series of composed displays as the anchor of Leicester’s midfield
The Daily Mirror has claimed Arsenal interest in “the new Kante” will be shown at the end of the season with Leicester fearful they could lose Ndidi
Ndidi scored his first goal for the club with a 25-yard stunning strike in the 25th minute against Stoke, equalling Kante’s goalscoring tally from the previous season
The Foxes are now eight points clear of the relegation zone, having taken 12 points from a possible 12 with the new manager – Craig Shakespeare becoming just the fifth coach – and first Englishman – to win his first four Premier League games in charge
The 20-year-old Nigeria international joined the Premier League champions from Belgian side, Genk, in January and has been a first-team regular since
Ndidi earned his seventh cap for Nigeria last week during the 1-1 draw with Senegal – played in London at The Hive, the home of League Two side Barnet
The Leicester forward addressed the squad immediately after the team meeting to announce his decision, saying he wanted to focus on his game
On Sunday, Middlesbrough will host Manchester United; Tottenham Hotspur will also host Southampton, while Liverpool is guests of Manchester City
Leicester went into match knowing that a win without conceding a goal would be enough for them to qualify for the last eight