EPL Wrap : Tomori Opens Chelsea Account; Abraham Hat-trick; Ndidi Almost Scores; Balogun, Iheanacho Not In 18; Idah Bench
Published: September 14, 2019
A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective
clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, September 14.
At the American Express Community Stadium, Leon Balogun was not in the Brighton & Hove side held to a 1-1 draw by Burnley.
Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played
competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been
omitted.
Neal Maupay opened the scoring for the home team in the 51st minute but the Clarets equalised through Hendrick in the 90th minute.
Wilfred Ndidi went the distance for Leicester City in their narrow 1-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford, while Kelechi Iheanacho was not in the matchday squad for the third consecutive game.
Marcus Rashford's 8th minute penalty was enough to secure all three points for Ole Gunnar Solskjær's side.
Ndidi came close to netting an equaliser for the Foxes in injury time when he volleyed a left-footed strike just wide of De Gea's net.
The match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium finished 5-2 in favour of the visitors, with Tammy Abraham scoring his first hat-trick in the Premier League.
With Antonio Rüdiger returning from injury, manager Frank Lampard opted to deploy a three-man defence containing the German, Fikayo Tomori and Andreas Christensen.
The Nigerian defender opened the scoring with an outrageous curler from outside the box in the 31st minute.
Romain Saiss and Patrick Cutrone both scored in the second half to reduce the deficit before Mason Mount netted in injury time.
Tomori played the full game and Abraham made way for Michy Batshuayi with 13 minutes left on the clock.
In the late kickoff at Carrow Road, Republic of Ireland U21 international Adam Idah could make his Premier League debut against Manchester City after making the matchday 18. The striker is on the bench.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : chelseafc.com
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