Blues loanee Ainsley Maitland-Niles played the full 90 minutes and won his sixth England U19s cap as his side defeated Georgia 2-1 in the opening game of their Euro 2016 elite round qualifiers in Spain this afternoon.
Tella then doubled the Saints lead at the hour mark after benefitting from another Ward-Prowse assist.
The right-winger, thus, ended his unimpressive run of form in front of goal at St. Mary s Stadium this season.
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Fabio Carvalho reduced the deficit for Fulham in the 75th minute after receiving a timely assist from Bobby Reid.
With eight minutes before the end of the game, Tella set up Theo Walcott with a brilliant pass to seal the victory for Southampton.
Iheanacho scores first EPL hat-trick, Awaziem sent off again
Kelvin Ekerete
Kelvin Ekerete
Published 15 March 2021
Nigerian footballers put up scintillating displays across Europe with several finding the back of the net, but it was Kelechi Iheanacho who grabbed the headlines.
ENGLAND
Kelechi Iheanacho scored his first English Premier League hat-trick in Leicester City’s 5-0 trouncing of bottom-place Sheffield United on Sunday.
The Foxes’ win handed Sheffield their highest defeat in 20 years.
It was the first time the Nigerian striker would score two or more goals in a Premier League match since scoring a brace in Manchester City’s 4-2 loss to Southampton on May 1, 2016.