Olomola Outshines John Terry, Ola Aina & Tomori But Southampton Lose To Chelsea In PL2

Olomola Outshines John Terry, Ola Aina & Tomori But Southampton Lose To Chelsea In PL2

Southampton&rsquo;s Nigerian striker Olufela Olomola registered his name on the scorecard in his side&rsquo;s 3-2 loss to a strong Chelsea side in Premier League 2 on Monday.<br /><br />The Chelsea squad featured a number of first team players in the shape of John Terry,&nbsp; Cesc Fabregas,&nbsp; Ola Aina and Michy Batshuayi, and Nigerian youngsters Dominic Solanke and Fikayo Tomori joined the quartet in the starting XI, while Ike Ugbo started on the bench. <br /><br />Southampton took the lead in the seventh minute when Olomola slotted low into the bottom corner after a well worked move.<br /><br />The Blues scored two goals in the last three minutes of the contest through Batshuayi and Van Ginkel to secure a third league win of this campaign. <br /><br />Olomola subbed out in the 63rd minute, Tomori, Aina and Solanke lasted the distance and Ugbo entered into the fray with 20 minutes remaining. <br /><br />The former Arsenal talent is the third highest goalscorer in Premier League 2 (Division 1) with 5 goals to his name, 2 less than Manchester City&rsquo;s Paolo Fernandes and Charles Vernam of Derby County, who lead the way. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : southamptonfc.com<br />
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