EPL Roundup: Three Nigerians suffer defeat in opening season

The trio of Tremendous Eagles players-Joe Aribo, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Alex Iwobi suffered defeats with their respective golf equipment within the first recreation of the EPL season.

For Aribo and Awoniyi it was away defeats whereas Iwobi’s Everton suffered a slim dwelling loss to Chelsea.

Everton misplaced 1-0 to Thomas Tuchel’s facet by way of a Jorginho first half penalty, after Abdoulaye Doucoure fouled Ben Chilwell within the field.

Jorginho’s penalty was the Italian twentieth purpose within the Premier League with 18 of these targets scored from the penalty spot.

Aribo’s Southampton did not consolidate an early purpose scored by Captain James Ward Prowse as Tottenham Hotspur got here again with 4 targets to kick off their season on a profitable observe.

Though Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son didn’t rating for Antonio Conte’s facet, their impacts have been felt throughout the encounter.

Aribo began within the attacking function alongside Adam Armstrong in a 3-5-2 formation.

Saints opened the goalscoring within the twelfth minute from a Ward-Prowse volley from a Moussa Djenepo cross. The lead lasted 9 minutes earlier than Ryan Sessegnon headed in a Dejan Kulusevski low cross.

Earlier than the tip of the primary half, Eric Dier additionally doubled the lead from a Son help within the thirty second minute.

Two extra targets have been scored within the 61st and 63rd minutes from Mohammed Salisu’s personal purpose and Kulusevski.

Comparable destiny for Awoniyi who started his EPL journey on the bench when Nottingham Forest suffered a two-nil defeat to Newcastle United.

Awoniyi had simply 27 minutes of motion as second half targets from Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson despatched the newcomers dwelling empty handed.

Elsewhere, the primary recreation of the matchday was between Liverpool and newly promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage the place each side settled to a 2-2 draw.

As soon as once more, Darwin Nunez proved a succesful substitute for Sadio Mane together with his enter in Saturday’s recreation.

The Uruguayan scored and assisted to develop into the third participant from the bench to do such on his Premier League debut after Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Morata.

The primary half noticed Fulham go in entrance from a thirty second minute header from Aleksandar Miltrovic.

It might solely take Liverpool the assistance of Nunez within the 63rd minute for them to get an equaliser.
Nunez pulled the ball previous Tosin Adarabioyo and Marek Rodak in a elegant type from a Mohammed Salah help.

Having stabilised the sport, Liverpool conceded a penalty to finish 51 EPL matches and not using a penalty from Virgil Van Djik’s sort out on Miltrovic.

The Fulham striker slotted dwelling to place the Newcomers in entrance within the 72nd minute.

Nonetheless, the lead lasted for eight minutes as Nunez returned the favour he acquired from Salah.

Manchester united and Manchester Metropolis kick off their season on Sunday