Premier League Wrap : Mikel Comes Off Bench; Anichebe Benched; Alli Stars; Odemwingie & Onomah Missing

Premier League Wrap : Mikel Comes Off Bench; Anichebe Benched; Alli Stars; Odemwingie & Onomah Missing

Catch up on the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League on Saturday evening.<br /><br />Chelsea got back to winning ways in their first game following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. It ended 3 - 1 at Stamford Bridge, with Nigeria international <b>John Obi Mikel </b>involved in action for the last 19 minutes of the contest.<br /><br />Leicester City continued their fairy tale run in the Premier League, with a 3 - 2 win over Everton away from home. The Toffees number 20, Ross Barkley, worked a 90 - minute shift in midfield and set up the second goal netted by Kevin Mirallas.<br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur have climbed to fourth position in the standings after their 2 - 0 win over Southampton at St. Mary&rsquo;s Stadium. <br /><br />England international <b>Dele Alli </b>will certainly make the back pages tomorrow, thanks to his strike in the 43rd minute, 3 minutes after he created an assist for Harry Kane to score the opening goal. <br /><br />The midfielder was booked in the 72nd minute and subbed out 7 minutes later. Teammate <b>Josh Onomah </b>did not make the Londoners matchday squad.<br /><b><br />Peter Odemwingie</b> is still recovering from a hamstring injury and was not involved in Stoke City&rsquo;s 2 - 1 loss to Crystal Palace.<br /><br /><b>Victor Anichebe</b> was an unused sub in West Brom&rsquo;s 2 - 1 loss to AFC Bournemouth at The Hawthorns . The Super Eagle has been inactive in the league since August 10.<br /><br /><br />
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