Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, scored twice on Sunday as West Ham and Leicester City played out a five-goal thriller in their Premier League clash at the London Stadium.
Unfortunately, Ihenacho’s late brace was still not adequate as the Hammers edged the tie 3-2 to move back into fourth place on the table.
West Ham raced into a two-goal lead as the on-loan Lingard struck twice before half-time with a brilliant cushioned volley in the 29th minute, followed by a 44th minute tap-in.
And when Jarrod Bowen swept home a third three minutes into the second half, the points appeared in the bag for David Moyes’s side.
However, the in-form EPL March Player of the Month Award winner, Iheanacho, reduced the deficit to 3-1 in the 70th minute after firing in a shot off an assist from Ricardo Pereira.
The Nigerian International was on target again in stoppage time to take his tally in the EPL to eight goals but it was a little too late to earn Leicester City a share of the spoils.
Despite the loss, Leicester City remains in the third position with 56 points from 31 games while the Hammers are back in the fourth spot, just one point adrift of the Foxes.
