Birthday gone wrong for Wilfred Ndidi

by Staff Reporter

Sunday Dec 17, 2017. 12:00

Wilfred Ndidi received a card on his birthday, but it wasn't exactly what he was hoping for...

The Nigerian international, who was looking forward to a rather different sort of 21st birthday present, received his marching orders following a second bookable offence in Leicester City's 3-0 defeat to Crystal Place on Saturday.

Ndidi picked up his first yellow card in the 52nd minute before watching in horror as Martin Atkinson brandished red nine minutes later - the match official booking the former Genk man for diving.

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The midfielder started in midfield for the Foxes - he has been involved from the onset in every English Premier League game for the club this season - but will not start their next.

Defeat was the club's heaviest of the season and brought an end to a four-game winning run for Claude Puel's troops.