AFRICAN PLAYERS SCORECARD : DENNIS SCORES AGAINST CHELSEA, SALAH SCORES BRACE, ZIYECH GIVES CHELSEA ALL 3 POINTS

By Chima Azu

WATFORD VS CHELSEA

Nigerian forward Emmanuel Dennis continued his fine form for Watford by scoring his team’s equaliser which wasn’t enough to earn a point after they lost 2:1 to Chelsea. He now has 6 goals to his name in the EPL in his first season in England.

In the same game Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech scored the winner for Chelsea in a keenly contested match to keep The Blues on top of the league table. His goal against Watford is his first of the season in the Premier League.

EVERTON VS LIVERPOOL

Salah keeps leading the scorers chart after scoring a brace against Everton in a one sided Merseyside derby which ended 4:1 in favor of Liverpool. Salah took his goal tally this season to 13 with two well taken goals. The closest to him is Vardy with 9 goals in second place. It should be recalled that Salah was named the 7th best player in the recent Ballon d’or award and also won Premier League Player of the year.