EPL Wrap: Success Scores; Billing Booked; Balogun & Ibe Benched; Iheanacho, Ndidi Start; Solanke, Obafemi Not In 18

Published: October 27, 2018

A round-up of Nigerian players that were in action for their respective clubs in the English Premier League on Saturday, October 27.

Nigerian players with dual nationalities and have played competitively for the senior national teams of other countries have been omitted.

At Vicarage Road Stadium, Isaac Success started for the second successive game as Watford recorded a 3-0 win over Philip Billing's Huddersfield Town.

High quality goals from Roberto Pereyra and Gerard Deulofeu gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead at the interval.

Billing was yellow carded in the 34th minute for fouling Isaac Success. The Nigeria international netted the game clinching goal from close range in the 80th minute before he was substituted three minutes later.

Let's go to Craven Cottage, Bournemouth are just one point outside the top four in the provisional standings following their 3-0 win over Fulham, with Callum Wilson (2) and David Brooks scoring for the away team.

The Cherries number 10 Jordon Ibe remained on the bench for the entirety of the game, teammate Nnamdi Ofoborh was not in the 18.

At Anfield, England U21 star Dominic Solanke was not in the Liverpool squad that thrashed Cardiff City 4-1.

Jurgen Klopp's side established a two-goal lead courtesy of strikes from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Callum Paterson gave the Bluebirds hope when he halved the deficit in the 77th minute.

Xherdan Shaqiri made it 3-1 on 84 minutes and it became game over when Mane got his second goal of the game on 87 minutes.

Brighton & Hove made it three wins in a row after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0, Glenn Murray with the game winner just after half-time.

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun watched proceedings from the bench for the entirety of the game at The American Express Community Stadium.

The 18-year-old striker Michael Obafemi was not in the Southampton squad held to a goalless draw by Newcastle United at St. Mary's Stadium.

In the late kickoff, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi both start for Leicester City against West Ham at the KP Stadium.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel