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Iwobi Impresses, Chelsea Held By Resilient Everton At Stamford Bridge

Chelsea’s recent resurgence under Graham Potter came to a devastating halt on Saturday as Everton earned a late equaliser to dent their chances of climbing up the Premier League table.

Chelsea looked set to continue with their winning ways after Joao Felix gave them the lead shortly after half-time, and even though Everton equalised through Abdoulaye Doucoure, Kai Havertz restored the home side’s lead from the penalty spot.

But Dyche has already instilled a never-say-die spirit in Everton since taking over in January, and they got a deserved point when Simms scored his first goal for the club in the closing minutes.

Nigeria international Alex Iwobi had a good game as he burst forward from the wings and also played a huge role in the Toffes defending stoutly against Graham Potter’s side.

The duo of Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke were on the Chelsea substitutes’ bench for large parts of the game but Chukwuemeka played some parts towards the end of the match.

Chelsea is currently ninth on the log with 38 points with 11 rounds of league games left in the 2022/2023 season.

Chelsea had a bit of a purple patch in recent games as they won two league fixtures and qualified for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League where they will face current European champions, Real Madrid.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.