The Nigerian would slug it out with other top contenders like Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Jamie Vardy, Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Butland
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Watford travel to the King Power Stadium looking to claim their third consecutive Premier League victory and they have been boosted by the news that their top scorer, Ighalo, is available to play against the Foxes
Ighalo, who has seven goals to his credit this season, was ranked alongside top stars like Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, and Arsenal goal poacher, Alexis Sanchez
The Hornets’ reluctance to sell the forward in the summer, when a £10 million bid from Chinese club, Hebei China Fortune, was made, has paid off for the club and the player, who scored twice in the 2-0 win over West Ham at Vicarage Road on Saturday
The hosts dominated the game’s chances in the first half, as Adrian kept out a Nathan Ake header from close range, before Miguel Britos headed over the bar from a Ben Watson free kick
Ighalo’s Watford host the Hammers as Moses returns to their line up after missing last weekend’ visit to Stamford Bridge due to transfer rules
Crooks said: “Don’t you just love to see a strike partnership? They are so rare these days. Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney have worked out that they might not be the best individual strikers in the league but as a double act they can be just as effective as a Sergio Aguero or a Daniel Sturridge
What will be even more pleasing for Hughes is that his side have managed to carry some Premier League form beyond the international break, notching a maximum nine points from three league fixtures
The Chile forward also netted a hat-trick in Arsenal’s 5-2 victory at Leicester last month, was on the scoresheet in his side’s 3-2 Champions League defeat to Olympiakos, and three goals on international duty has taken his tally to nine from his last five games
The Nigerian front-man scored three goals in three games for the Hornets last month, including a match-winning double during the excellent 2-1 away win over Newcastle United
The Eagles suffered a shockingly two nil loss in the hands of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday
That takes his league tally to 21 for 2015 and he is in contention to be the top-scorer in the top four divisions in the calendar year with such a record
Watford were gifted a goal just before half time as Cherries keeper Artur Boruc misplaced a pass straight to Odion Ighalo, who fired past the Polish international to level the scores
Newly-promoted Bournemouth have already experienced their fair share of ups and downs thus far, having managed to bag two wins from seven fixtures
Both clubs struggled to create a clear-cut opportunity during the opening stages of the game, with a difficult chance for Sebastian Prodl, which was volleyed over, the only action inside the penalty area.
Ighalo went on to score 20 goals from 22 Championship outings to help the club secure automatic promotion to the Premier League
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The Nigerian international has been in prolific form during pre-season despite playing in a new role behind Troy Deeney
Ighalo restored his side’s lead when he burst through two challenges and into the box before slotting the ball past Howard
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