PREMIER LEAGUE: Partey stars in Arsenal draw, Iwobi and Ndidi underwhelming in poor defeats

PREMIER LEAGUE: Partey star in Arsenal series, Iwobi and Ndidi suffered a poor defeat

African stars Thomas Partey, Idrissa Gueye, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi and Daniel Amartey all started for their respective clubs in the latest round of Premier League action.

Four games were played on Tuesday in the 18th round of Premier League action on a busy night for the African stars.

Nine African players took part in three of the four games, five were starters while the other four came off the bench.

Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle

Arsenal’s five-game winning streak in the Premier League was halted by Newcastle’s similar performance in a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.

Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey played the full game, doing the job of anchoring Arsenal’s midfield well in a brilliant performance from him.

Partey had 106 touches and played 91 passes, completing 78 with a success rate of 86% including one key pass.

The defensive midfielder also blocked two shots and won all three aerial duels to help the Gunners secure a vital point at home.

Everton 1-4 Brighton

Nigerian midfielder Alex Iwobi was one of the bright spots on a gloomy evening for Everton who were humiliated on home soil by Brighton in a 4-1 defeat.

Iwobi played the full game and had 53 touches, played 39 passes of which 35 were accurate with a 90% completion rate.

A 3/3 long ball, one shot on target and a penalty win converted by Demarai Gray for a late consolation were the other highlights of Iwobi’s night.

His fellow Africans on the other side were poor, Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye started the game but was removed in the 64th minute and replaced by Neal Maupay as well as Abdoulaye Doucoure who came off the bench in the 58th minute but the Malian midfielder could not. game impact.

But the Africans were on the winning side, Ghanaian right-back Tariq Lamptey coming off the bench for Brighton in the 71st minute with his side already 4-0 up.

Leicester City 0-1 Fulham

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi started for Leicester City for a rare second game in a row today, but his presence could not help the Foxes avoid a 1-0 defeat at Fulham.

Ndidi played a good game, with 45 touches, completing 20 of 28 passes, winning 6 of 10 ground duels, winning two aerial duels and making five tackles in 72 minutes before being substituted.

Ghanaian centre-back Daniel Amartey was also in action and he played the full game, recording two clearances, one interception, a tackle and a blocked shot and was never caught.

Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho and Senegalese midfielder Nampalys Mendy both came off the bench in the 72nd minute but were unable to help Leicester find a hard-fought equaliser.

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