After the frustration of Nigeria’s World Cup playoff loss to DR Congo, some Tremendous Eagles stars discovered solace within the Premier League this weekend, serving to their groups safe essential victories and optimistic performances.
Samuel Chukwueze supplied an help as Fulham edged Sunderland 1-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Chukwueze, who got here on within the sixty fourth minute, delivered a pinpoint cross that Raul Jimenez transformed within the 84th.
Fellow Tremendous Eagles, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, additionally featured for Fulham. Iwobi performed till the 89th minute, whereas Bassey accomplished the complete 90 minutes.
The win lifted Fulham to 14th place with 14 factors, giving the workforce a lift after a troublesome run.
In the meantime, Tolu Arokodare’s Premier League frustrations continued as Wolverhampton Wanderers fell 2-0 to Crystal Palace at Molineux.
Arokodare was unable to seek out the web, whereas Tremendous Eagles teammate Chrisantus Uche remained an unused substitute.
Second-half strikes from Daniel Munoz and Yeremy Pino sealed the win for Palace, who moved as much as fourth with 20 factors, leaving Wolves anchored on the backside with simply two factors.
In different fixtures involving Nigerian gamers, Frank Onyeka was on the bench as Brentford misplaced 2-1 to Brighton, whereas Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina missed Nottingham Forest’s gorgeous 3-0 overcome Liverpool at Anfield.
Forest’s targets got here from Murillo, Nicolo Savona, and Morgan Gibbs-White, marking their second successive win at Anfield and serving to raise Sean Dyche’s workforce out of the relegation zone.
Within the day’s early kickoff, Chelsea closed the hole on leaders Arsenal with a 2-0 victory at Burnley.
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Pedro Neto put the Blues forward within the thirty seventh minute, and Enzo Fernandez sealed the win within the 88th. In the meantime, Bournemouth salvaged a 2-2 draw with West Ham after trailing 2-0 at halftime, Marcus Tavernier and Enes Unal scoring the equalizers.
For Nigeria’s Premier League contingent, the weekend provided a mix of reduction and renewed confidence.
Chukwueze’s decisive contribution and the stable shows from Iwobi and Bassey had been welcome positives, signaling that the Tremendous Eagles stars are discovering their rhythm within the construct as much as the Africa Cup of Nations beginning in lower than 30 days in Morocco.
