<p>LEICESTER, England — Kelechi Iheanacho extended his career-best scoring form with a blistering winning goal as Leicester rallied to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the English Premier League and establish a seven-point cushion in the top four on Monday.</p>
<p>The Nigeria striker made it 14 goals in his last 14 games in all competitions when he brought down a long ball forward from Jonny Evans, cut inside on his favored left foot, and — with little back-lift — smashed a rising shot inside the near post in the 80th minute.</p>
<p>Iheanacho had earlier set up Timothy Castagne for Leicester’s 50th-minute equalizer that canceled out Wilfried Zaha’s opening goal for Palace in the 12th minute. He has proven to be a revelation in the second half of the season after coming into the team because of injuries to teammates Harvey Barnes and James Maddison.</p>
<p>It’s a hot streak that could push Leicester over the line in the race for Champions League qualification, too.</p>
<p>The win cemented third place for Brendan Rodgers’ team, which is four points ahead of Chelsea in fourth and seven clear of West Ham in fifth. Liverpool is a point further behind, with all four teams having five games to play.</p>
<p>Leicester faded away at the end of last season to drop out of the top four on the final weekend. That doesn’t look like happening this time, with a second year in the Champions League — after 2016-17 — looking likely.</p>
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