Iheanacho and Ndidi's Leicester aiming to equal 104-year-old second-tier record held by Tottenham
Published: April 30, 2024Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi's Leicester City secured the Championship title on Monday night following a 3-0 rout of Preston North End at Deepdale, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.
City legend Jamie Vardy scored a goal in each half and Academy graduate Kasey McAteer added the third as the Foxes won for the 31st time in this season's Championship
With one game left to be played by the Foxes, they have an unassailable seven-point lead at the top of the table.
After earning promotion and winning the title, Leicester City's next target is to equal a second-tier record set by Tottenham Hotspur one hundred and four years ago.
Spurs hold the record as the second-tier side with the most wins in a single season, thirty-two over the course of the 1919-1920 campaign.
If the Foxes were to defeat Blackburn Rovers at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, May 4th, they would match Tottenham's record for the most wins in a single season.
Out of the thirty-one victories achieved by Leicester City in the 2023-2024 Championship season, Ndidi participated in twenty-four matches, whereas Iheanacho featured in sixteen.
The former Manchester City striker has fallen out of favour since his return from African Cup of Nations duty in the middle of February and wasn't called up for the last four matches played by the Foxes amid speculation surrounding his future.
Both Nigeria internationals could be leaving the King Power Stadium as free agents in July if they don't put pen to paper on new deals.
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