EPL wrap : Ndidi back in midfield; Carney, Lookman cameo; Iroegbunam, Iheanacho benched ; Omole missing

Published: February 13, 2022

Allnigeriasoccer.com's round-up of Nigeria-eligible players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Sunday, February 13, 2022.

At St James' Park, Newcastle United took another step towards safety with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa - their third win on the spin.

For the seventh straight game in the division, central midfielder Tim Iroegbunam was an non-playing substitute for Aston Villa while his teammate Carney Chuwkuemeka entered the game as a substitute with five minutes remaining.

Kieran Trippier blasted his free-kick through the wall and into the net for the game-winning goal in the 35th minute.

Wolverhampton Wanderers came away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with three points in a 2-0 win.

Former Arsenal youth teamer Tobi Omole, who was named in Spurs senior squad for the Premier League, was not picked in the matchday 20 by manager Antonio Conte.

Raul Jimenez finished with a half volley to open the scoring after six minutes and Leander Dendocker fired home from close range to double the advantage in the 18th minute.

At the King Power Stadium, Leicester City conceded a stoppage time goal to draw 2-2 with West Ham United.

With çaglar Soyuncü making the starting lineup, Wilfred Ndidi returned to his preferred holding midfield role and the Super Eagle put in a full shift against the Hammers.

Jarrod Bowen's tenth minute strike put West Ham ahead, before Youri Tielemans' penalty with almost the last kick of the half brought the game back to parity.

In the 57th minute, a fine header from Ricardo Pereira made it 2-1 but Craig Dawson got the visitors level late on when he bundled a cross into the net.

Super Eagles hopeful Ademola Lookman came off the bench for the last seventeen minutes and Kelechi Iheanacho monitored proceedings from the bench.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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