Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the <span class=\"_xJh\">League Cup Third round on Tuesday night.<br /><br />We start off at the City Ground where Arsenal took on Nottingham Forest. England U21 international <b>Chuba Akpom</b> made his first competitive appearance for the first team of the Gunners this season, lasting 83 minutes on the pitch in their 4-0 win.<br /><br />Nigeria national-teamer <b>Alex Iwobi </b>was not involved. He made his debut in this competition last term.<br /><br />Super Eagles midfielder <b>Hope Akpan</b> played the entirety of Blackburn Rovers</span><span class=\"_xJh\"><span class=\"st\"><span class=\"st\">&rsquo;s</span></span> 1-0 loss at Leeds United. The number 21 received a yellow card in the 11th minute. <br /><br /><b>Ross Barkley </b>started and went the distance but could not prevent Everton from losing 2-0 to Norwich City at Goodison Park .<br />The big news is that ex-Golden Eaglets trainee<b> Ovie Ejaria</b> made his competitive debut for Liverpool as they beat Derby County 3-0 at iPro Stadium. The midfielder appeared off the bench in the 78th minute. <br /><br />The Rams summer acquisition <b>Ikechi Anya</b> is cup-tied and was not selected in the 18-man squad. <br /><br /><b>Carl Ikeme</b> watched proceedings from the bench as Wolves were beaten 2-0 at Newcastle United. England U21 international <b>Dominic Iorfa </b>played the full game for Wolves, <b>Bright </b></span><span class=\"_xJh\"><span><b>Enobakhare </b>did not feature. <br /><br />Canada international <b>Sam Adekugbe</b> was not in the Brighton squad that lost 2-1 to Reading at The American Express Community Stadium.<br /><br />Over to the King Power Stadium, Chelsea came from two goals down to beat Leicester City 4-2. Two Super Eagles stars made the starting line-up of their respective teams, <b>Ahmed Musa</b> and <b>Victor Moses</b>. <br /><br />While Musa subbed out in the 76th minute, Moses logged 120 minutes and <b>Ola Aina</b> remained on the bench for Chelsea. <br /><br />Nigeria captain Obi Mikel and England youth internationals <b>Dominic Solanke </b>and <b>Fikayo Tomori</b> were not involved. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br /></span>Photo Credit : liverpoolfc.com <br /><br /></span>