Last Updated: March 14, 2021 9:43 pm
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has provided a fitness update on Ricardo Pereira, on the back of his side’s downing of Sheffield United.
Iheanacho at the treble
The Foxes were of course back in Premier League action a short time ago.
Rodgers and co. welcomed a Sheffield United side in turmoil to the King Power Stadium, aiming to further solidify their spot in the top-4.
And, when all was said and done, this is precisely what Leicester managed, in some style.
An utterly dominant display eventually saw the home side emerge on the right side of a 5-0 scoreline, to move a full 8 points clear of 5th-placed West Ham.
Kelechi Iheanacho proved the star of the show, bagging an impressive hat-trick, en route to the Man of the Match award.
Ayoze Perez was also on target, with Jamie Vardy’s deflected effort off Ethan Ampadu having rounded out the afternoon’s scoring 10 minutes from time.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s first Premier League hat-trick helped Leicester to a 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United to consolidate their place in the top four.
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 14, 2021
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As outlined above, however, an otherwise fine day’s work for Leicester was soured to at least some degree by a blow on the personnel front.
This came when Ricardo Pereira was forced off at the interval, to be replaced by Marc Albrighton.
In turn, speaking during his post-match press conference, it came as little surprise when Brendan Rodgers was drawn on the wellbeing of his talented full-back.
And the Foxes boss went on to reveal that Pereira was hooked as a precaution, amid ‘tightness’ in his hamstring:
💬 Rodgers: “Ricardo felt a tightness in his hamstring. It didn’t go away but he felt it that little bit tighter so there was no need for us to take the risk. We needed to bring him off.” #LCFC
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) March 14, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 30 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | Leicester City FC | 29 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Manchester United FC | 28 | 23 | 54 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 27 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 27 | 18 | 45 |
| 8 | Liverpool FC | 28 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Aston Villa FC | 27 | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 27 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace FC | 29 | -16 | 37 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 28 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 28 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 29 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 29 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 28 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 28 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 29 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 29 | -34 | 14 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Foden, Phil | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
