EPL: Nigerian players on target as Leicester City humble Watford

Nigerian players, Emmanuel Dennis and Ademola Lookman, were on target for Watford and Leicester City respectively in their Premier League encounter on Sunday at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester City ran away 4-2 winners after the exciting encounter.

• Abductors of Edo DPO demand N50m ransom
• Passengers stranded as middlemen jerk up tickets at Kaduna train station

Leicester’s Jamie Vardy reminded Watford’s manager, Claudio Ranieri, of his enduring quality even in his mid-30s, scoring twice at the King Power Stadium in the win against Watford.

Ranieri, who famously won the Premier League title with unfancied Leicester in 2016, received a rapturous reception on his emotional first return to the stadium as an opposition manager since leaving the club early the following year.

Midfielder James Maddison gave Leicester an early lead when he capitalised on a mistake by William Troost-Ekong, only for Josh King to level from the penalty spot in the 30th minute after Wilfred Ndidi brought down Emmanuel Dennis in the area.

Leicester regained the lead four minutes later when Vardy lifted the ball over goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann from an angle and the former England striker grabbed his second three minutes before the break when he glanced in Maddison’s corner.

Dennis pulled a goal back just after the hour when he robbed Timothy Castagne to race through and chip over Kasper Schmeichel but Ademola Lookman scored from close range to restore the home side’s two-goal cushion.

Other scores

Brentford heaped the pressure on Rafael Benitez by beating Everton 1-0 to secure their first Premier League win since early October, courtesy of a first-half penalty from Ivan Toney.

Everton have now taken just two points from their past seven league matches and are sinking fast.

The game between Burnley and Tottenham was called off a little under an hour before kick-off because of heavy snow at Turf Moor in northwest England.

Attempts to clear the pitch proved in vain as the undersoil heating struggled to cope and snow fell as quickly as it could be removed.

Cristiano Ronaldo had to settle for a place on the bench as temporary Manchester United boss Michael Carrick made four changes to their starting XI to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.