SUPER Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi continued his brilliant form for Leicester City yesterday as they defeated Plymouth 4-0 to stay on top of the English Championship table.

Ndidi rounded off the scoring in the 55th minute to take his tally this season to two goals and four assists in 16 Championship appearances as the Foxes seek a quick return to the Premier League.

His fellow Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho was not in the matchday squad.

In Italy, Ademola Lookman was the hero for Atalanta in their 3-2 win over AC Milan in Bergamo.

The Nigeria forward scored two goals in the 38th and 55th minutes to give Atalanta the lead twice but each time they were pegged back, first by Olivier Giroud’s strike and later by Luka Jovic in the 80th minute.

Lookman was taken off in the 82nd minute and his replacement Aleksei Miranchuk set up fellow substitute Luis Muriel for a sensational back-heeled goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Former Everton star Lookman has now registered six goals and two assists in 15 Serie A appearances this season for seventh-placed Atalanta.

In the Scottish Premiership, Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers was also on the score sheet yesterday as Rangers defeated Dundee United 3-1 at Ibrox.

The 29-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Friday, marked the occasion with the opening goal as Rangers stay five points behind leaders Celtic.

Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun was also in Rangers’ starting line-up, the 35-year-old centre-back making his seventh Premiership appearance of the season.

There were also goals for Chidera Ejuke in Belgium and Moses Usor in Austria yesterday.

Ejuke scored his second goal in eight Belgian Pro League appearances as Royal Antwerp defeated Cercle Brugge 3-1, while Usor also netted his second Austrian Bundesliga goal in 13 games in their 3-1 victory at Lustenau.

In France, Moses Simon featured for Nantes for all 90 minutes but they were beaten 2-1 by Ligue 1 champions and leaders Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.

[NaijaTimes]