Leicester City Coach Hails Iheanacho After First VAR Goal In English Football
Published: January 16, 2018
Leicester City boss Claude Puel had nothing but praise for Kelechi Iheanacho after he scored in each half to give the Foxes a 2-0 win over Fleetwood Town in an FA Cup third round replay at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday night.The Nigeria international entered the history books yet again when he scored the first VAR ...
Leicester 2 Fleetwood Town 0: Two-Goal Hero Iheanacho Enters History Books Thanks To VAR
Published: January 16, 2018
Kelechi Iheanacho broke his goal duck in his side's FA Cup replay 2-0 win over Fleetwood Town at the King Power, scoring both goals as Leicester City avoided any potential banana skin to move into the next round of the competition.The 21-year old who had failed to find the net in each of his nine previous appearances f...
Why English-Born Midfielder Of Nigerian Descent Will Not Debut For Chelsea Vs Norwich
Published: January 16, 2018
England international Ross Barkley will not make his debut for Chelsea when they tackle Norwich City in the third round replay of the Emirates FA Cup on Wednesday evening.The former Everton midfielder joined the Blues on a multi-year contract on January 5, 2018, a day before they faced the Canaries but his transfer was...
Manchester United's Most Expensive Player Takes Unbeaten Run To 35 Games
Published: January 16, 2018
Manchester United's most expensive player Paul Pogba took his unbeaten run in the Premier League to 35 games after starring in The Red Devils 3-0 rout of Stoke City on Monday night.The France international last tasted defeated in the English top-flight in United's 4-0 loss to Chelsea on game week nine during the 2016-2...
Liverpool 4 Man City 3: Adarabioyo Not In 18, Argentina & Croatia Stars In Action
Published: January 14, 2018
Liverpool ended Manchester City's unbeaten league run this season with a stirring display in the 4-3 win at Anfield.Oxlade-Chamberlain opened the floodgates after nine minutes, driving at the City defence before placing a low finish into the bottom corner with Ederson at full stretch.Pep Guardiola's side rallied back p...
Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 1: Iwobi Struggles But Bags Assist; Ibe Scores First Cherries Goal
Published: January 14, 2018
Jordon Ibe stunned Arsenal with his winner in a 2-1 comeback victory in for Bournemouth in a Premier League encounter at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday.Alex Iwobi was named in the starting XI after going the distance for the Gunners against Chelsea last time out whileJordon Ibe was equally deployed from the off for Bou...
Nigerian Starlet Scores & Notches Assist In First Appearance For Chelsea This Season
Published: January 14, 2018
Ike Ugbo was in scintillating form for the Chelsea U23s in their 5-0 win over Sunderland U23s in the English PremierLeague 2, scoring once and setting up another at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground on Sunday.The 19-year old put in an inspiring display for the young blues, reacting quickest to turn home a rebound from ...
Iwobi Preferred Ahead Of Manchester-Bound Sanchez In Arsenal Starting Line-up
Published: January 14, 2018
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi will feature from the very beginning in Arsenal's match day 23 Premier League fixture against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.Manager Arsene Wenger has named the number seventeen in his starting XI for the second game running, but Chile superstar Alexis Sanchez has been omitted from...
Leicester's Ndidi Was Better Than Kante, Fabregas, Bakayoko Against Chelsea
Published: January 14, 2018
Wilfred Ndidi was rated the best midfielder on both teams in Chelsea's Premier League clash against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.The Nigeria international's standout moment in the goalless draw against the Blues was in the opening fifteen minutes when his header was clawed away by goalkeeper Th...
19-Year-Old Nigerian Striker Reacts After Scoring First Professional Goal For QPR
Published: January 14, 2018
English-born Nigerian striker Aramide Oteh has expressed his happiness at scoring on his full debut for Queens Park Rangers.Blessed with pace and an eye for goal, the former Tottenham Hotspur starlet has been promoted to QPR's first team after scoring 11 goals for the U23 team this season.Oteh netted the opener after 3...
Nigerian Striker Set To Play First Game In Eight Months For Chelsea
Published: January 14, 2018
English-born Nigerian striker Ike Ugbo is poised to play his first game in eight months for Chelsea across all levels when the U23s take on Sunderland at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground on Sunday afternoon.Ugbo, 19, is due to spend the remainder of this season on loan at MK Dons but was conspicuously missing from the...
Moses Plays A Part As Chelsea Match Premier League Milestone First Achieved By Man Utd
Published: January 13, 2018
Chelsea wrote their name in the Premier League history books after their goalless draw with Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.Chelsea are now the second team in Premier League history to keep 400 clean sheets, a milestone first achieved by Manchester United. To date, Manchester United goalkeepers ha...
Chelsea 0 Leicester 0: Moses & Ndidi Star, Conte's Attempt To Break Mourinho's Record Fails
Published: January 13, 2018
Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by a resilient Leicester City in a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.Chelsea's Victor Moses started from the off for the defending champions with his compatriot, Wilfred Ndidi equally making his 23rd top-flight start on the bounce for the Foxes. Kelechi Iheanac...
Nigerian GK Outstanding As Chelsea U18 Winning Run At Home Ends Vs Aston Villa
Published: January 13, 2018
For the first time this season, Chelsea U18s dropped points at home after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Aston Villa in the U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon. England youth internationals Faustino Anjorin and Tariq Uwakwe were named in the young Blues starting line-up, and so were goalkeeper Emmanuel Idem and t...
Nigerian Winger Celebrates New Arsenal Deal By Scoring In 5th Straight Game
Published: January 13, 2018
Arsenal played an entertaining 2-2 draw with Fulham in an U18 Premier League match at Shenley Training Centre on Saturday afternoon, with two Nigerian talents scoring for their respective teams.Gunners versatile defender Tobi Omole was deployed at left back and did go the distance along with Xavier Amaechi, while Tammy...