Watford striker Odion Ighalo is now just three goals away from equaling the highest number of goals scored by a Nigerian player in the English Premier League after he netted his 13thgoal at Chelsea on Saturday.
Yakubu Aiyegbeni holds the record of the most prolific Nigerian striker in the EPL after his 16 goals for Portsmouth in the 2003/04 season.
Osaze Odemwingie is a close second after his 15 goals for West Bromwich Albion in the 2010/2011 season.
Ighalo’s 13th goal in the league was his sixth goal in five consecutive EPL games.
Last season, he banged home 20 goals to win Watford promotion back to the English top-flight after many years in the lower league.
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