Balogun benched in Brighton win over Wolves, Success scores for Watford

Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun was again on the bench for Brighton as they pipped Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in a Premier League clash on Saturday.

Balogun, who joined the club at the start of the season, has made only one start for the Seagulls in the league.

It was Glenn Murray who scored his 100th goal for Brighton to help them record a third consecutive Premier League win.

Brighton climb to 11th with the win while Wolves stay ninth.

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Elsewhere, Super Eagles forward, Isaac Success scored his first EPL goal of the season for Watford, who thrashed Huddersfield 3-0.

Success, who made his first league start of the season for the Hornets last weekend in the 2-0 win at Wolves, played for 83 minutes against Huddersfield.

Two sublime individual goals from Roberto Pereyra and Gerard Deulofeu in the 10th and 19th minutes respectively put Watford well ahead, before Success sealed the win in the 80th minute.

In the other Premier League clashed played concurrently, Southampton were held goalless by Newcastle while Fulham were thrashed 3-0 at home by Bournemouth.

 

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