Nigerian Exports: Moses, Ighalo, Akpan, Abraham, Adekugbe Score; Osadebe Shines; Shodipo, Osayi-Samuel Feature; Aina Debuts
Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the Football League Cup on Tuesday night.<br /><br />At Selhurst Park (London), Crystal Palace beat <b>Bright Osayi-Samuel</b>’s Blackpool 2-0, with the teenage winger in action for the last 20 minutes. The Eagles striker <b>Freddie Ladapo</b> did not make the 18-man squad.<br /><br />Queens Park Rangers are through to the third round following their 2-1 win against Rochdale. <b>Nedum Onuoha</b> and <b>Olamide Shodipo</b> played the full game for the Championship club.<br /><br />England international <b>Ross Barkley</b> helped Everton secure a 4-0 win at home to Yeovil Town. He scored in the 69th minute, then subbed out ten minutes later. <b>Omar Sowunmi </b>was on the bench for the visitors. <br /><br /><b>Ola Aina</b> and <b>Victor Moses</b> made the starting XI as Chelsea beat Bristol Rovers 3-2 at Stamford Bridge. While the Super Eagles star went the distance, the defender was substituted in the 77th minute and <b>Dominic Solake</b> was a non-playing sub.<br /><br />Moses was on target in the 31st minute, his first goal for the club in the new season. <br /><br /><b>Fred Onyedinma</b> started and played 45 minutes of Millwall’s 2-1 loss at home to Nottingham Forest. <br /><br /><b>Tiago Ilori</b>, <b>Sheyi Ojo</b> and <b>Ovie Ejaria</b> were not involved in Liverpool’s 5-0 rout of Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium.<br /><br />Canada international <b>Sam Adekugbe</b> opened scoring in the second minute as his team Brighton & Hove thrashed Oxford United 4-2 at the Kassam Stadium . The defender was yellow carded in the closing minutes of the game. <br /><br />Injured <b>Moses Odubajo</b> did not feature in Hull City’s 3-1 win at Exeter City.<br /><br />Super Eagles netminder <b>Carl Ikeme</b> remained on the bench for the entirety of Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 win over Cambridge United.<a class=\"\\"scorelink\\"\" href=\"\\"http://livescore.com/soccer/england/carling-cup/wolverhampton-wanderers-vs-cambridge-united/1-2346078/\\"\" data-type=\"\\"link\\"\"><br /></a>
<div class=\"\\"ply\" name\\?=\"\"><br />Teammate <b>Dominic Iorfa </b>worked a ninety-minute shift in defense while <b>Bright Enobakhare </b>and <b>Hakeem Odofin </b>were not involved, having played for the U23 squad on Monday.<br /><br />Chelsea loanee <b>Tammy Abraham</b> continued his impressive start to the season by scoring in Bristol City’s 2-1 win over Scunthorpe United after extra time at Glanford Park. <br />
<div class=\"\\"ply\" tright=\"\" name\\?=\"\"><br />Abraham appeared off the bench in the 67th minute, before scoring what turned out to be the game-winner in the 97th minute. Scunthorpe United number 16 <b>Hakeem Adelakun</b> was replaced in the 61st minute. <br /></div> <a class=\"\\"scorelink\\"\" href=\"\\"http://livescore.com/soccer/england/carling-cup/scunthorpe-united-vs-bristol-city/1-2349038/\\"\" data-type=\"\\"link\\"\"> </a><a class=\"\\"scorelink\\"\" href=\"\\"http://livescore.com/soccer/england/carling-cup/scunthorpe-united-vs-bristol-city/1-2349038/\\"\" data-type=\"\\"link\\"\"><span class=\"\\"hom\\"\"></span></a></div><br />Super Eagles star <b>Odion Ighalo</b> needed only one minute to register his name on the scoresheet after his introduction in the 56th minute, but his goal goal could not prevent Watford from suffering a shock 2-1 loss to Gillingham at the Vic.<br /><br />Nigeria youth international <b>Isaac Success</b> did not make the squad while <b>Ikechi Anya </b>subbed out in the 94th minute. <b>Emmanuel Osadebe</b> notched two assists. The midfielder and <b>Adedeji Oshilaja </b>played the full game. <br /><br />Over to Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers beat Crewe Alexandra 4-3 after extra time. <b>Hope Akpan </b>netted the second goal for Rovers and went the distance. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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