Premier League Saturday Round Up: Seven Star Chelsea Maul Norwich, Foden On Fire In Man City Rout  Over Brighton  By Izuchukwu

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By Izuchukwu Okosi

Chelsea usurped Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League albeit temporarily on Saturday evening after their 7-0 whitewash of bottom side Norwich City who thus suffered their heaviest league defeat.

English international Mason Mount scored his first Premier League hat-trick and assisted another goal including a stoppage time strike.

Callum Hudson-Odoi doubled the Blues’ lead with further goals by Reece James, Ben Chilwell and an own goal by Max Aarons further piled the pressure on Norwich.

Phil Foden grabbed a brace and assisted one as Manchester City impressed in a 4-1 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Ilkay Gundogan back from an injury spell opened the scoring after being teed up by Bernardo Silva 13 minutes in.

The youngster’s goal had a dint of luck to it as Gabriel Jesus’s shot deflected off him.

Alexis Mac Allister scored for Brighton from the spot after Enoch Mwepu was fouled in the box.

Algerian star Riyad Mahrez scored from Foden’s pass in the final minute of stoppage time to add gloss to the scoreline.

City leapfrog Liverpool who face Manchester United on Sunday into second on 20 points, two behind Chelsea. Brighton stay fourth, five points further back.

The poor City side ended the match a man down after Ben Gibson was shown a second yellow card.

Callum Wilson’s superb overhead kick earned  new moneybags Newcastle United a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Rodrigo scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to earn Leeds United a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers and deny the visitors a fourth consecutive victory while Maxwel Cornet scored twice to earn Burnley a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Southampton.

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.

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.


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