Semi Ajayi got very good ratings in West Bromwich Albion’s shock 5-2 win against 10-man Chelsea.
The ratings was compiled by English publication The Independent and was for every West Brom player that featured in against Chelsea.
And after the game Ajayi was rated seven out of 10 for his impressive performance for his side.
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Commenting on Ajayi’s performance The Independent wrote:”Combative performance from Ajayi, who dealt with Chelsea’s forwards well.”
Chelsea opened scoring when Christian Pulisic tapped home after Marcos Alonso’s free kick hit the post.
But the Baggies bounced back as Matheus Pereira netted twice in first half stoppage time.
Substitute Callum Robinson slammed a volley into the roof of the net to make it 3-1 before Mbaye Diagne added the fourth goal.
Athough Mason Mount pulled one back for the Blues – before Robinson clipped in a brilliant late fifth.
Thiago Silva was sent off for two bookable offences.
West Brom player ratings vs Chelsea:
Sam Johnstone – 7
Darnell Furlong – 7
Dara O’Shea – 6
Kyle Bartley – 7
Semi Ajayi – 7
Conor Townsend – 6
Matheus Pereira – 8
Matt Phillips – 7
Okay Yokuslu – 7
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – 6
Mbaye Diagne – 7
Substitutes
Branislav Ivanovic – 6
Callum Robinson – 8
By James Agberebi
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You’ ve got the physique, the brain, the skill to be top top… Just need to believe you truly belong to the top. Get into the monster mood in your game and don’t be scared of taking risk. Congratulations to you Semi Ajayi, proud of you man.
Simmy Nwankwo best stricker in Europe top five leauges.
Crotone striker Simoen Tochukwu Nwankwo equaled an Italian Serie A record in his team’s 4-3 loss to Napoli at the
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday afternoon.
When he found the back of the net through a right-footed shot in the 25th minute, it meant he has scored in five consecutive matches in the top-flight – seven goals in five matches.
According to Sky Sport Italia, he is the third African player in the history of the Serie A to score for five straight Serie A appearances after Milan legend George Weah in September 1996 and Keita Balde in May 2017.
The Nigeria international first got on the scoresheet against Atalanta, bagged a brace against Torino and Lazio, then scored against Bologna, before another brace in yesterday’s defeat to Napoli.
Simy is growing in stature and confidence this season and 15 goals from 29 league matches clearly indicates his rich vein of form.
The Nigerian is the first player since Paulo Dybala in 2014-2015 (when he played for Palermo) to score in five straight games whilst playing for a newly promoted team.
With 8 goals in 5 matches, no player in Europe’s top five leagues scored more than him in the last one month, including Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (7 goals), Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema (6 goals) and Leicester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho.
Cull from all Nigerian soccer.