FA Cup: Iheanacho's Late Strike Secures Leicester Quaterfinals

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho struck once to send Leicester City into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, on Wednesday.

Extra time loomed when Ihenacho was picked out at the far post from a corner and he headed home.

Both sides had goals ruled out within the space of a minute in the second half, Andi Zeqiri for Brighton and Cengiz Under for the hosts.

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Leicester also suffered a blow when James Justin was carried off on a stretcher after jarring his knee.

"It was too cold, everybody wanted to get home so I'm glad I could get the winner in 90 minutes!" ?@67Kelechi speaks to LCFC TV after sending the Foxes through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup... pic.twitter.com/KhWv9HJZrs

— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 10, 2021

Iheanacho’s late intervention, however, made sure it was Leicester who moved through and they were joined in the last eight by the Premier League’s bottom club Sheffield United who beat Championship side Bristol City 1-0