Kelechi Iheanacho hit a hat-trick as Leicester thrashed doomed Sheffield United 5-0 to move into second place in the Premier League, while Brighton improved their hopes of avoiding relegation with a vital win against Southampton on Sunday. Leicester showed no mercy to bottom-of-the-table United in the visitors’ first match since Chris Wilder’s departure on Saturday. The Blades, 14 points from safety with only nine games left, have lost six of their last seven league games. Iheanacho scored again in the 69th minute from Vardy’s cross and completed his treble with a 25-yard blast past Aaron Ramsdale. The Hammers have won eight of their last 11 league matches, while United need the points to cement their own top-four ambitions.

Source: Punch March 14, 2021 16:07 UTC