Kelechi Iheanacho Trivia- First 4th Substitute in English Football, First VAR goal in England (v Fleetwood)

Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal vs Fleetwood Town meant that the 21 year old became the first player to score a VAR given goal in England, achieving this feat on 16 January, 2018 in Leicester City’s FA Cup replay against FTFC at the King Power Stadium. More interesting though is the fact that Iheanacho is ALSO the first 4th substitute ever in English football- he was brought on in extra time for Raheem Sterling during Man City’s FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal in April 2017 (the 2016/17 season)

A nice bit of trivia for the Nigerian then- he’s the first 4th substitute and also the scorer of the first VAR goal

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FA Cup fourth round draw 2017/18- Yeovil vs Manchester United & Newport vs Tottenham

The draw for the fourth round of the 2017/18 FA Cup has been officially revealed, and Nottingham Forest’s reward for knocking out Arsenal is a fourth round clash against fellow Championship side Hull City.

Manchester United face relatively easy opposition in the form of Yeovil Town, with the League Two side the lowest ranked club left in the competition.

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