EPL : Iwobi Benched; Back To Square One For Iheanacho; Moses In The Stands; Dele Stars; Ibe Returns To Liverpool

EPL : Iwobi Benched; Back To Square One For Iheanacho; Moses In The Stands; Dele Stars; Ibe Returns To Liverpool

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Wednesday night.<br /><br /><b>Alex Iwobi</b> watched proceedings from the bench as Arsenal returned to winning ways, beating West Ham 3-0 in a London derby at the Emirates. Italy international <b>Angelo Ogbonna</b> is out for the season and didn&rsquo;t feature for the Hammers.<br /><br />Arsenal had no breakthrough at the halfway stage, but Ozil&rsquo;s goal on 58 minutes started an excellent second half, Walcott got the second goal ten minutes later and Giroud rounded up the scoring with seven minutes left.<br /><br />Injured <b>Moses Odubajo</b> was missing as Hull City recorded an impressive 4-2 victory over Middlesbrough at the&nbsp; KCOM Stadium.<br /><br />Alvaro Negredo gave the visitors the lead after five minutes, only for <span class=\"\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;full\\&quot;\">Lazar</span> Markovic to restore parity on 14 minutes. Baye Oumar Niasse and Abel Hernandez scored to give Hull City a two-goal advantage, but <span class=\"\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;full\\&quot;\">Marten</span> De Roon replied just before the end of the first half. <br /><br /><span class=\"\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;full\\&quot;\">Harry</span> Maguire put the game to bed when he scored with a header in the 70th minute. <br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Swansea City 3-1 at the Liberty Stadium. The Londoners were a goal behind until the 88th minute when<b> Dele Alli </b>scored and the England international provided the assist for Eriksen&rsquo;s third goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time. <br /><br />The Spurs number 20 logged ninety minutes, teammate <b>Josh Onomah </b>was a non-playing substitute. <br /><br /><b>Olufela Olomola</b> wasn&rsquo;t involved in Southampton&rsquo;s 3-1 home win versus Crystal Palace. The visitors struck first through Benteke, but goals from Redmond,Yoshida and Ward-Prowse secured a win for the Saints. <br /><br />Chelsea remain in pole position for the title after a 2-1 win against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. <br /><br /><b>Victor Moses</b> failed a late fitness test and watched the match from the stands, <b>Ola Aina</b> and <b>Dominic Solanke</b> didn&rsquo;t make the Blues 18-man squad. City number 72 <b>Kelechi Iheanacho</b> was frozen out for the second game in a row.<br /><br />Eden Hazard scored two goals, including a 35th minute winner. Sergio Aguero had restored parity in the 26th minute. <br /><br /><b>Sheyi Ojo </b>and<b> Ovie Ejaria</b> were not in Liverpool&rsquo;s 18-man squad against Bournemouth. <b>Jordon Ibe</b> started against his former team and subbed out on the hour mark.<br /><br />Joshua King rescued a point for the Cherries when he equalized in the 87th minute. Coutinho and Origi had found the net for the Anfield side after Afobe&rsquo;s goal in the seventh minute. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com<br />
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