EPL Wrap : Ndidi Plays 100th Game; Saka Not In 18; Iwobi Subbed In; Iheanacho, Balogun, Solanke, Dele-Bashiru Benched

A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, November 23.


At the Vitality Stadium, Wolves earned a 2-1 victory against Bournemouth following a fast start.

Joao Moutinho and Raul Jimenez struck for Nuno Espirito Santo's team inside the opening 31 minutes of a game which saw Simon Francis sent off for the hosts.

Philip Billing started for the Cherries but was replaced by Jefferson Lerma after the first half while his teammate Dominic Solanke was a non-playing substitute.

Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium in a tensed clash with Southampton.

A brace from Alexandre Lacazette nullified strikes from Danny Ings and James Ward Prowse for the Saints.

Bukayo Saka missed out on the Gunners match day due to fitness problems.

Elsewhere, Everton were beaten 2-0 at the Goodison Park by a spirited Norwich City.

Todd Cantwell opened scoring on resumption of play before Dennis Srbeny added a late second for the visitors.

Alex Iwobi was thrown on for Morgan Schneiderlin in the 56th minute for Everton as Marco Silva sought more attacking impetus for his team. Adam Idah was missing from the Canaries match day list.

At the Amex Stadium, Leicester City continued their rich vein of form with a 2-0 win over Brighton courtesy of second goals from Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy.

Wilfred Ndidi made a routine start, his 100th appearance in the Premier League, and was on for the entirety of the game for the Foxes while Kelechi Iheanacho watched proceedings from the bench throughout. Brighton's Leon Balogun was not utilised for action.

Over to the Vicarage Road and it was Watford who suffered a 3-0 loss to Burnley.

Chris Wood, Ashley Barnes and James Tarkowski were all part of the goal party for the Clarets.

Watford's Tom Dele-Bashiru was not summoned for action from the bench while his teammate Isaac Success was not listed for the game.