Aribo slips to bottom spot with Southampton – NewsPounds

The Premier League resumed on Boxing Day however there was no heartwarming outcome for any of the Nigerian stars that have been in motion.

At St. Mary’s, Joe Aribo got here on as a second-half substitute for Southampton towards Brighton however he was unable to save the Saints who suffered a 1-3 loss to Brighton.

Saturday’s loss, the fourth consecutive one for Southampton, noticed them drop to the bottom spot, neck deep within the relegation waters.

Within the day’s early kickoff, Frank Onyeka was not listed for the derby conflict between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur.

Ultimately, the Bees blew a two-goal lead as they settled for a disappointing 2-2 draw towards Antonio Conte’s males.

Brentford received in entrance thanks to Vitaly Yanelt’s first-half purpose after which Ivan Toney doubled their lead within the second half moments after Harry Kane wished a penalty kick for what seemed like a professional foul.

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Spurs pulled one again within the sixty fourth minute with Kane heading in a well-tailored cross. The purpose ensured Kane preserved the enviable file of scoring in each Boxing Day fixture he has featured in.

Moments after Kane halved Brentford’s lead, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg made it 2-2 to arrange a dramatic finale.

Spurs tried to snatch the three factors within the dying moments with Kane and Heung-min Son coming shut however ultimately, the spoils have been shared between the 2 groups.

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The purpose moved Brentford on to 20 for the season, whereas Tottenham have 30 factors however misplaced some floor of their top-four battle.

House losses

The scenario was worse for Alex Iwobi and his Everton teammates who regardless of scoring first misplaced 2-1 to fellow relegation battlers Wolverhampton.

Iwobi was on for 90 minutes however he failed to put the grins again on Frank Lampard’s face because the coach now faces elevated threats of shedding his job.

On the King Energy Stadium, two different Nigerians Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi have been each condemned to a house defeat.

The Foxes have been hammered 3-0 by the rampaging Newcastle group.

Chris Wooden transformed a third-minute penalty to give the Magpies a dream begin earlier than Miguel Almiron added a second within the seventh minute.

Shortly after the half-hour mark, Joelinton headed in a Kieran Trippier nook to make it 3-0 as Newcastle breezed to their sixth victory on the bounce.

Although Brendan Rodgers introduced in Iheanacho and Ndidi within the 71st and 72nd minutes respectively, the duo couldn’t salvage the harm already executed as Newcastle zoomed into the second spot on the Premier League standings.

Different fixtures

Within the different Boxing Day fixtures, one other away victory was recorded at Villa Park the place Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa

Fulham additionally loved an away win spree by beating nine-man Crystal Palace 3-0.