EPL Wrap: Moses Makes 50th Start; Ademola, Barkley Shine; Teens Solanke, Maja, Asoro Missing, Success On The Bench

EPL Wrap: Moses Makes 50th Start; Ademola, Barkley Shine; Teens Solanke, Maja, Asoro Missing, Success On The Bench

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the table to eleven points after a 3-1 win over Swansea City at Stamford Bridge.<br /><br /><b>Victor Moses</b> made his 50th start for the Blues and subbed out in the 85th minute, England youth internationals<b> </b><b>Ola Aina</b> and <b>Dominic Solanke</b> were not involved.<br /><br />On 19 minutes, <span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;full\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Cesc</span> Fabregas<b> </b>opened the scoring before <span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;full\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Fernando</span> Llorente equalized for the Welsh team against the run of play, then Pedro restored the lead on 72 minutes. Diego Costa made it 3-1 with 6 minutes remaining.<br /><br />At Goodison Park, goals from Idrissa Gana Gueye and Romelu Lukaku helped Everton beat Sunderland 2-0. <br /><br /><b>Ross Barkley</b> and <b>Ademola Lookman</b> started for the Toffees, but were replaced in the 83rd and 60th minute respectively. <b>Victor Anichebe</b>, <b>Josh Maja</b> and <b>Joel Asoro</b> missed out for the Black Cats.<br /><br />Injured <b>Moses Odubajo</b> was not involved in Hull City<span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;body1\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">&rsquo;s 1-1 draw with Burnley at </span>KCOM Stadium. <span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;full\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Tom</span> Huddlestone<span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;body1\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">&rsquo;s penalty gave the Tigers the lead after 72 minutes, only for </span><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;hidden-xxs\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;full\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Michael</span> Keane to restore parity four minutes later. <br /><br />At The Hawthorns, Wales international <b>Hal Robson-Kanu</b> was an unused substitute in West Brom<span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;body1\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">&rsquo;s 2-1 victory over <b>Jordon Ibe</b></span><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;body1\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">&rsquo;s Bournemouth. The England U21 international was not selected. <br /><br />King converted his spot kick to open the scoring in the 5th minute, before goals from Dawson and McAuley secured a win for the Baggies. <br /><br />Both <b>Isaac Success </b>and <b>Stefano Okaka</b> are on the bench for Watford in their late kickoff versus West Ham. <b>Angelo Ogbonna</b> misses out for the Hammers due to injury. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com<br /></span><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;inc\\&quot;\" inc-hom=\"\\&quot;\\&quot;\" goal\\\\?=\"\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;home-icon\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\"></span><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;num\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;score\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\"></span> <span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;inc\\&quot;\" inc-awy=\"\\&quot;\\&quot;\" empty\\\\?=\"\\&quot;\\&quot;\" data-type=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;away-icon\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\"></span>
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