Premier League Wrap: Anichebe, Success Shine; Ighalo Logs 90 Minutes; Musa Subbed In; Asoro Benched; Ogbonna Solid
Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the 17th round of matches in the English Premier League on Saturday, December 17.<br /><br />Champions Leicester City came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Stoke City at Bet365 Stadium. Super Eagles assistant captain<b> Ahmed Musa</b> played the last ten minutes of the contest.<br /><br />Three Nigerian strikers - <b>Odion Ighalo</b>, <b>Victor Anichebe</b> and<b> Isaac Success</b>- tasted action at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland won for fourth time this season, beating Watford 1-0.<br /><br />Ighalo and Anichebe put in a full shift, Success came on nine minutes out of intermission. Black Cats young star <b>Joel Asoro</b> remained on the bench and <b>Josh Maja</b> didn’t make the squad. <br /><br />Italy international <b>Stefano Okaka</b> has not fully recovered and wasn’t in the Hornets traveling party to SR5 1SU.<br /><b><br />Angelo Ogbonna</b> helped West Ham goalkeeper post a shutout in his side’s 1-0 win versus Hull City. The Italy defender played the full game. Hull City wing-back <b>Moses Odubajo</b> is out until 2017 due to injury.<br /><br />In the early kickoff, Chelsea won their eleventh consecutive game against Crystal Palace. <b>Victor Moses</b> started and played for 79 minutes. His teammates <b>Obi Mikel</b>, <b>Ola Aina</b>, <b>Dominic Solanke</b> and <b>Fikayo Tomori</b> were not selected. <br /><br />In the late kickoff, Wales international <b>Hal Robson-Kanu </b>starts yet again on the bench for West Brom in their clash with Manchester United at The Hawthorns.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : lcfc.com<br />
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