EFL Cup Wrap : Onomah Scores First Goal For Spurs; Abraham On Song; Maja Debuts; Iheanacho Fires Blanks; Tosin Subbed In; Sonupe, Onuoha Benched

EFL Cup Wrap : Onomah Scores First Goal For Spurs; Abraham On Song; Maja Debuts; Iheanacho Fires Blanks; Tosin Subbed In; Sonupe, Onuoha Benched

Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday night.<br /><br />At Loftus Road, Sunderland beat homers Queens Park Rangers 2-1. <b>Josh Maja</b> was handed his senior debut for the Black Cats when he replaced Sweden U21 international <b>Joel Asoro </b>with 21 minutes remaining. <br /><br /><b>Nedum Onuoha </b>remained on the QPR bench for the entirety of the contest while Republic of Ireland youth-teamer <b>Olamide Shodipo</b> was not selected. <br /><br />Italy international <b>Angelo Ogbonna</b> put in a ninety-minute shift in defense in West Ham&rsquo;s 1-0 win over League Two team Accrington Stanley. <br /><br />Super Eagles striker <b>Kelechi Iheanacho</b> started and was in action for 80 minutes in Manchester City&rsquo;s 2-1 win at Swansea City.&nbsp; Teammate <b>Tosin Adarabioyo </b>came off the bench in the 90th minute. <br /><br />Over to Craven Cottage, England youth internationals <b>Tayo Edun </b>and <b>Dennis Adeniran</b> started for Fulham in their 2-1 loss to <b>Tammy Abraham</b>&rsquo;s Bristol City. <b>Sone Aluko</b> was not involved .<br /><br />Abraham appeared off the bench in the 62nd minute, Edun was replaced seven minutes later and Adeniran went the distance. The Chelsea loanee netted the game-winner in the 90th minute to take his tally to nine goals in all competitions. <br /><br /><b>Emmanuel Sonupe</b> was a non-playing substitute for Northampton Town in their 3-1 loss at home to Manchester United at Sixfields Stadium. &nbsp; <br /><br />Hull City have advanced to the fourth round thanks to their 2-1 win over Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium . Injured <b>Moses Odubajo</b> did not feature for the Tigers. <br /><br />England U20 international <b>Josh Onomah</b> put Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 up in their win against third-tier Gillingham. The attacking midfielder struck in the 65th minute and played the full game. <br /><br /><b>Adedeji Oshilaja </b>and <b>Emmanuel Osadebe</b> started and completed the game for Gillingham. England midfielder <b>Dele Alli</b> was rested by the Spurs manager. The game ended 5-0 at White Hart Lane.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br /><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"name name-large\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"_Xbe\"><span class=\"name name-large\">Photo Credit : Twitter.com</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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