Premier League Wrap : Mikel Loses With Chelsea;Emenike,Moses Involved As West Ham Are Shocked; Anichebe,Agbonlahor Out Of Favour
<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> checks on the progress of players of Nigerian descent in the English Premier League in the penultimate round of the season.<br /><br />We start off at the Vitality Stadium, the venue of the clash between AFC Bournemouth and West Brom. Nigeria international <b>Victor Anichebe </b>was missing as both teams played out a 1-1 draw. It would have been his 11th appearance in the league if he had featured.<br /><br />As expected, <b>Gabby Agbonlahor</b> was not involved for Aston Villa in their goalless draw against Newcastle United.<br /><br />Togo international <b>Emmanuel Adebayor</b> was an unused sub as Crystal Palace beat Stoke City 2-1 at Selhurst Park.<br /><br />Super Eagles skipper <b>John Obi Mikel</b> started and played for 83 minutes as Chelsea suffered a shock 3-2 defeat away at Sunderland. <br /><br />Chelsea loanee <b>Victor Moses</b> and Italy international <b>Angelo Ogbonna s</b>tarted as West Ham surprisingly lost 4-1 at home to Swansea City. The Super Eagles star was replaced in the 59th minute, Ogbonna was booked in the 85th minute.<br /><br />Fenerbahce loanee <b>Emmanuel Emenike</b> was introduced as a substitute in the 77th minute.<br /><br />In the evening kickoff, England midfielder <b>Ross Barkley </b>has been included in Everton’s starting line-up against the champions Leicester City. The Foxes were winning 1-0 after 15 minutes.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com<br /><br /><br />
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