Osaze scores, Ighalo fires blank as Success sees red

Former Super Eagles striker Osaze Odemwingie was on target for his new Championship side Bristol City in their 6-0 rout of Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, his first strike for the club.

Also, Odion Ighalo played 90 minutes of football but he could not score his first English Premier League goal in seven matches as his side Watford lost 2-1 to Stoke City on Saturday.

There were fears concerning the player’s fitness after limping out of Watford’s 2-1 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup last Sunday, the striker who has 14 league goals saw the entire duration of the loss to Stoke City but he was not given the chance to score.

Also in England, Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, was also in action for his club Wolves as they played out a 1-1 draw with Burnley in the Championship. Ikeme has kept the goal for the club four times in their last five matches.

Super Eagles young star Kelechi Iheanacho watched proceedings from the bench as Manchester City lost 1-0 to Manchester United at the Etihad on Sunday while his former Golden Eaglets teammate, Isaac Success, saw red in Spain as he was sent off in Granada 2-2 draw with Rayo Valecano after collecting two yellow cards.

West Ham were close to leaving the Stamford Bridge with a victory over Chelsea until Cesc Fabregas late penalty goal which made the game to end in a 2-2 draw with Nigeria’s Emmanuel Emenike playing a part.

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Compatriot Victor Moses did not turn out for West Ham apparently due to fitness reason. The winger has not featured in the last four games contested by the Hammers in all competitions.

Expectedly, Mikel Obi was in action for the Blues, the 29-year-old lasted for the entire duration but could not prevent the champions from dropping points in front of their fans.

National U-23 star, Taiwo Awoniyi scored his first professional goal in his team FSV Frankfurt’s 2-2 draw with FC Heidenheim while out-of-favour Eagles defender Azubuike Egwuekwe netted on his official debut for his Finnish side, KuPS, in their 3-0 victory over MP in the League Cup

Aaron Samuel was an unused substitute in CSKA Moscow’s 2-0 win over Kuban, a match his Eagles captain Ahmed Musa scored a brace.

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