EPL Wrap : No-Show For Balogun, Iwobi, Ibe; Success In 18; Iheanacho In Starting XI; Solanke Goes 90

Published: December 28, 2019

A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, December 28.

Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.

In the early kickoff, Brighton's Leon Balogun was not in the matchday squad as they registered a 2-0 home win against Bournemouth at The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex).

The Super Eagles defender has not played in the English top-flight in 2019, with his last appearance coming against Arsenal on Boxing Day last year.

Cherries pair Dominic Solanke and Philip Billing were on parade for the entirety of the game; teammate Jordon Ibe is in the treatment room due to a hamstring issue.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 3 minutes and Aaron Mooy with 11 minutes remaining were on target for the Seagulls.

Let's take you to Vicarage Road. Watford continue to boost their chances of survival after winning their second successive game, this time beating Aston Villa 3-0, thanks to a Troy Deeney brace and an additional tally from Senegalese Ismaila Sarr.

While Isaac Success watched proceedings from the bench for the entirety of the game, Nigeria U23 international Tom Dele-Bashiru was left out of the Hornets 18.

As expected, Alex Iwobi was not in the Everton team that recorded a 2-1 win against Newcastle United at St James' Park. The winger is still recovering from a hamstring injury suffered against Arsenal.

Two goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin earned Carlo Ancelotti his second win as Toffees boss; Fabian Schar temporarily restored parity for the Magpies on 56 minutes.

In an evening kickoff at the London Stadium, Kelechi Iheanacho makes a rare start for Leicester City against West Ham United. Wilfred Ndidi is on the bench for this one.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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