Kelechi Iheanacho hit his 14th goal in 14 games as Leicester came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Monday night.
The Nigeria forward’s tally stands at 17 in all competitions this season as he delivers on the promise shown as a youngster in Manchester City’s academy ranks.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the numbers behind the 24-year-old’s hot streak.
Goals per 90 minutes
Iheanacho’s ratio (0.843) puts him just ahead of midfielder Jesse Lingard (0.834), who is on loan at West Ham from Manchester United, and Gareth Bale (0.829), back at Tottenham for the season from Real Madrid.
Top 10
Burnley ⚽️Brighton ⚽️Sheff Utd ⚽️⚽️⚽️Man Utd ⚽️⚽️?️Man City ❌West Ham ⚽️⚽️Southampton ⚽️West Brom ⚽️Crystal Palace ⚽️?️
Yep, that’s Kelechi’s last nine games for #lcfc ? pic.twitter.com/dy0zBEKQo6
— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 27, 2021
All of Iheanacho’s 10 Premier League goals this season have come in his last 10 appearances.
Burnley forward Chris Wood (7) scored a hat-trick in the 4-0 win at Wolves to push him up the list in front of Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6).
Foxes’ goal hunt
The Nigeria forward has scored four in the run to the FA Cup semi-finals and three in Europe.
