Premier League Wrap: Brave Musa Scores Again; Iheanacho, Anichebe, Onomah Benched; Ighalo Logs 90 Minutes; Ibe, Dele Subbed Out

Premier League Wrap: Brave Musa Scores Again; Iheanacho, Anichebe, Onomah Benched; Ighalo Logs 90 Minutes; Ibe, Dele Subbed Out

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent on game week ten in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />At the Riverside Stadium, it finished 2-0 in favour of Middlesbrough in their game against Bournemouth. England U21 international <b>Jordon Ibe</b> subbed out on the hour mark for the visitors. <br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 1-1 draw by <b>Ahmed Musa</b>&rsquo;s Leicester City, with the Nigeria international netting for the second consecutive game in the Premier League. <br /><br />Three minutes out of intermission, Musa showed his bravery, taking a challenge from Walker before slotting the ball home. He was later booked in the 63rd minute for fouling Spurs midfielder <b>Dele Alli</b>.<br /><br /><b>Josh Onomah</b> was a non-playing sub, while Musa and Dele were substituted in the 68th and 83rd minute respectively. <br /><br />Over to the The Hawthorns , Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 4-0 hammering of <b>Hal Robson-Kanu</b>&rsquo;s West Brom. The Wales international played the last three minutes for the Baggies.<br /><br />Super Eagles striker <b>Kelechi Iheanacho </b>remained on the bench for the entirety of the contest, while teammate <b>Tosin Adarabioyo</b> did not make the squad. <br /><br /><b>Odion Ighalo</b> started and played the full game as Watford beat <b>Moses Odubajo</b>&rsquo;s Hull City 1-0.&nbsp; The former England youth-teamer and <b>Isaac Success</b> were not on parade at the Vic due to injury. <br /><br /><b>Sheyi Ojo</b>, <b>Ovie Ejaria </b>and <b>Tiago Ilori</b> have not been listed for Liverpool&rsquo;s game at Crystal Palace in the evening kickoff.<br /><br />In the early kickoff, Arsenal thrashed Sunderland 4-1 . <b>Alex Iwobi</b> started and was in action for 69 minutes, <b>Chuba Akpom</b> is injured and was not considered for selection.<br /><br />Black Cats duo <b>Josh Maja</b> and <b>Joel Asoro</b> played for the U23 squad on Friday and didn&rsquo;t make the squad. <b>Victor Anichebe</b> watched proceedings from the bench.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : lcfc.com<br />
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