WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League

By Arinze Ude

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EVERTON 1-0 STOKE CITY

Bullish striker, Victor Anichebe played all 90 minutes as his team got one over Stoke City at Goodison Park on Saturday. Belgian winger, Kevin Mirallas scored the only goal of the game after 28 minutes.

 

ARSENAL 4-1 READING

Hope Akpan was a 76th minute sub for the visitors, replacing Joe Karacan but he couldn’t stop his team from losing emphatically at the Emirates stadium.

 

MAN CITY 4-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED

Shola Ameobi missed Man City’s thumping of his team through injury.

 

SOUTHAMPTON 2-1 CHELSEA

Nigerian duo, Victor Moses and John Mikel were in the starting line-up for their trip to St. Mary’s stadium to face relegation battlers, Southampton. They couldn’t prevent Chelsea from a shock loss; Mikel was pulled out in the 71st minute for Ramirez.

 

WEST HAM 3-1 WEST BROM

Controversial Super Eagles striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie started yet again on the substitute bench but was thrown in to the game in the 71st minute for Claudio Yacob as Steve Clarke tried to swing the game their way.

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