Super Eagles midfielder scores on his Premier League home debut for Southampton

Joe Aribo scored on his Premier League home debut for Southampton as they came back from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw against Leeds United at the St Mary's Stadium on Saturday evening.

The Nigeria international midfielder made his full Premier League debut last weekend at Tottenham Hotspur but started the clash against Leeds United on the bench in a surprise decision by manager Ralph Hasenhüttl.

After a goalless first half, the game burst into life in the opening minute of the second half as Rodrigo opened the scoring and the Leeds number 19 scored another great header to double the advantage on the hour mark.

Hasenhüttl's immediate response was to bring on his summer signing from Glasgow Rangers as a replacement for Stuart Armstrong in the 61st minute.

It was game on in the 72nd minute as Aribo found the bottom corner from close range after he was found by Adam Armstrong.

With ten minutes left, Southampton were back on level terms through Walker-Peters, who blasted into the far corner.

Despite six minutes of additional time, there were no further goals in the game as both teams settled for a share of the spoils.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : southamptonfc.com

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