EPL Wrap: Ndidi Does Good Job; Anichebe Gets Green Light; Success Subbed In; Lookman Benched Again; Barkley, Kanu Start

Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the English Premier League on Tuesday night.<br /><br />Premier League champs Leicester City are well on course for safety following their 2-0 win over Sunderland at the King Power Stadium. Foxes number 25 <b>Wilfred Ndidi </b>did a very good job during the 82 minutes he spent on the pitch.<br /><br />The Black Cats number 28 <b>Victor Anichebe</b> passed a late fitness test and featured for the last 17 minus time for injury. <b><br /><br />Ahmed Musa</b> was not in Leicester City<span class=\"\\&quot;body1\\&quot;\">&rsquo;s squad for this one. Young stars <b>Josh Maja</b> and <b>Joel Asoro </b>were also absent. <br /><br />The first half ended goalless but the home team raised the stakes in the second half and were rewarded with goals from Slimani and Vardy.<br /><br />Waford beat West Brom 2-0 at the Vic with goals either side of half-time from Mbaye Niang and Troy Deeney. Wales national-teamer <b>Hal Robson-Kanu</b> started for the visitors and put in a full shift, he was booked two minutes before the intermission.<br /><br />&nbsp;Nigeria international <b>Isaac Success</b> subbed in with 11 minutes left on the clock, teammate <b>Stefano Okaka</b> was on the bench for the entirety of the game. <br /><br />Manchester United needed a late,late goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to secure a 1-1 draw against Everton at Old Trafford. Experienced center back Phil Jagielka opened the scoring for the visitors after 22 minutes. <br /><br />For the fifth game in a row, Nigeria target <b>Ademola Lookman </b>was a non-playing substitute for the Toffees. England star <b>Ross Barkley</b> started and subbed out with ten minutes remaining. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : evertonfc.com<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>
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