Watford Striker Odion Ighalo Wins Premier League African Player Of The Month Award

Free scoring Odion Ighalo has won the Premier League's African Player award for the month of December. 

In a release put out by award organisers, New African Soccer, Nigeria international Ighalo was so overwhelming in his performance and reviews that there was "very little need for a shortlist to be announced".

Award director Tunde Adelakun said in the statement, "Ighalo spent December scoring goals for his team. He scored in all six games played in a packed December schedule of fixtures, including games against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham. This is a very remarkable feat."

Crystal Palace vs Chelsea Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Crystal Palace is ranked 7th on the League table while Chelsea is ranked 16th! The blues have 20 points from 19 matches while their opponent has 31 points, 11 points above the blues.

Chelsea have won nine and lost just two of the 13 Barclays Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace.

The last five Premier League meetings between these London rivals have all been won by a single goal margin, with three wins for the Blues and two for the Eagles.

Premier League Review: Arsenal Maintains League Lead, Leicester In Barren Draw, United Is Back & More

Man City left it late to hit a late double against Watford, Odion Ighalo's scoring power was caged by City's defence, Arsenal needed Koscielny to keep them on top of the league, United & Rooney returned to winning ways.

Koscielny's goal saw Arsenal pull two points clear of second-place Leicester City at the Premier League summit on Saturday, while Wayne Rooney scored a milestone winner for Manchester United.

Koscielny stabbed home a flick-on from France teammate Olivier Giroud in the 72nd minute at a rain-lashed Emirates Stadium to earn a below-par Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United.

Cricket: Sussex' Matthew Hobden Dies At Age 22

The right-armer had played 18 first-class matches in total before his death, making his debut for the county in June 2014.

He took best figures of 5/62 in only his second first-class outing against Warwickshire, which were the best figures of his short career.

Hobden also made one half-century with the bat, registering a top score of 65 not out. His 48 first-class wickets came at an average of 39.35.

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Levante: Watch The Goals & Highlights

                   

Rooney Now The 2nd All Time Highest Goal Scorer In The Premier League

England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is back to the form that has seen him shine in recent years..

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney rose to second place on the all-time Premier League scoring list with a clever winner against Swansea City on Saturday.

The England captain ended a run of 553 minutes without a goal for his club by deftly flicking in Anthony Martial's cross 13 minutes from time to secure a 2-1 triumph that ended a run of six league games without a victory for Louis van Gaal's side.

Watford 1-2 Manchester City: Watch The Goals & Highlights

             

Atletico Madrid vs Levante Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Atlético Madrid have won nine of ten games against Levante at home in the top tier. Levante  have only managed to earn points once away at Atletico Madrid, in a 0-0 draw in 2005.

That 0-0 draw was the only one in twenty La Liga games between the two teams. The only Filipe Luis' own goal in La Liga was against Levante on May 2014.

Levante have lost in eight of the last nine trips to Madrid (W1), the last two by the same result: 3-0.

I Inspire Myself - Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he his the biggest inspiration driving his career towards being the best footballer in the world.

The 30-year-old has won the Ballon d'Or three times but says that he never needed to model himself on any particular idol growing up, beyond his single-minded desire to play for the Portugal national team.

"Most of the time, I inspired myself," Ronaldo told Unscriptd. "I'm self-motivated.

CHAN 2016: Salisu Yusuf Express Confidence Over Eagles

As the home Eagles have certainly become the responsibility of the Eagles' assistant coach, Salisu Yusuf has expressed confidence concerning CHAN 2016 championship.

Super Eagles assistant coach, Salisu Yusuf has expressed deep confidence in the quality of players in his fold to deliver the goods at the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kigali, Rwanda.

The team head off to Pretoria, South Africa on Saturday to commence final phase of preparation for the biennial football championship.

Super Eagles Media Officer Toyin Ibitoye Hails Carl Ikeme's Superb Performance

Oluwatoyin Ibitoye has hailed Carl Ikeme after the shot stopper had heroic saves to win three points for Wolves in the Championship.

Super Eagles media officer Oluwatoyin Ibitoye took out time to hail Nigeria's No. 1 shot stopper after his heroic display against Brington won three points for Wolverhamton Wanderers in a match that won Ikeme his third clean sheet for Wolves.

Ikeme has been the second choice keeper at Wolves but it seems the shot stopper will remain as the first choice goalkeeper at the championship club now.

Espanyol vs Barcelona Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

The last time Espanyol won against Barcelona in La Liga at home was on January 2007 (3-1 at Olímpico de Montjuic).

The last three la Liga games between these two teams at Power8Stadium have seen an Espanyol player being sent off.

Leo Messi's debut was at Espanyol on October 16th 2004, age 17 and 114 days, the youngest player at the time to make his debut for Barcelona.

Graphics: NFF Release Players List As Team Heads For South Africa (CHAN)

The home based Super Eagles list for CHAN 2016 Pretoria camp has been released today according to NFF.

Missing on the list is Gbolahan Salami who refused to rejoin the camp after the Christmas break. Coach Salisu released the list in the absence of Sunday Oliseh. 

The team is set to jet out today to Pretoria, South Africa to finalise training before the kick off of the tournament. See the list after the cut....

Championship: Super Carl Ikeme Heroics Wins Three Points For Wolves

Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper Carl Ikeme his in fine form as the shot stopper produced heroic saves to denial Brighton any chance of scoring.

Carl Ikeme was outstanding, a force of nature, on Friday as he inspired Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 1-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion in an English Championship game.

Ikeme produced no less than five top class save to guarantee maximum points for the visitors at the American Express Community Stadium.

Watford vs Manchester City Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Watford and Manchester City have met 13 times in the league with both sides racking up five victories. Manchester City are unbeaten against the Hornets in the last eight encounters in all competitions (W6 D2).

Odion Ighalo became the first Watford player to score in six successive top-flight league games when he netted in their last match versus Spurs.

If he were to score in this game, Ighalo would equal the all-time club record of scoring in seven successive games, held by Frank McPherson in 1928/29.

Manchester United vs Swansea Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

Manchester United have won three of their last four Premier League home games against Swansea, though they did lose the most recent clash.

Bafetimbi Gomis has scored the winning goal in each of the last two Premier League games against Manchester United.

Manchester United have found the back of the net in all 12 of their home league encounters with the Swansea (25 in total), winning nine (D2 L1).

Arsenal vs Newcastle Preview: Head To Head, Match Facts & Statistics

In the last 14 Premier League meetings Arsenal have won 11. In the other three games Arsenal have had a player sent off and lost one and drew two.

There have been 18 goals scored in the last three Premier League meetings between these two sides at the Emirates Stadium.

Olivier Giroud has scored eight goals in seven Premier League games against the Magpies.

Bad Boy: Troubled Jahlil Okafor Aspiring To Save His First NBA Season

After a series of troubles that has appeared to affect his performance on the court,  76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor hopes to save his first NBA season.

"When it first happened it was clear that his world was rocked in the biggest way, I'm assuming, of his sporting life," Sixers coach Brett Brown told Yahoo Sports. "You can see it in his eyes, his demeanor. His swagger got bumped around a little bit. We explained a lot. 'We all go through mistakes. Don't beat yourself up. You screwed up. We got people here that will help you. Time will pass.'

"I feel what I see now is a distant memory. It's taught all of us and I see him playing basketball again."

Stop Focusing On Cesc Fabregas - Guus Hiddink

Coach Hiddink has voiced out his opinion on Fabregas and he insists that the Spanish player isn't responsible for the blues poor season.

Guus Hiddink has leapt to the defence of midfielder Cesc Fabregas, whom he believes is not to blame for Chelsea's slump this season.

Fabregas has been singled out for much of the criticism directed at the embattled Premier League champions, in a season which has seen the London club lose nine of 19 league games and win just five, resulting in the dismissal of manager Jose Mourinho last month.

Odion Ighalo vs Kun Aguero: Head To Head Statistics & Record

Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo has been compared with Argentine forward Kun Aguero ahead of the Watford - Manchester City clash.

The comparism was done by mcfc.com a site that belons to the Manchester club. The club tried to favour their own but the statistics still put Ighalo ahead.

So how do City and Watford’s main forwards measure up in the Premier League this campaign?
Obviously the stats are difficult to compare precisely because Kun has played seven games less than the Hornets’ in-form Nigerian, but the figures make interesting reading nonetheless...