{"id":3578,"date":"2023-09-25T04:07:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T03:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/09\/25\/read_news-phpnid48927\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T04:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T03:07:56","slug":"read_news-phpnid48927","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/09\/25\/read_news-phpnid48927\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Utd&#8217;s Nigerian defender watches on from the bench as Newcastle make PL history:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/31528Seriki.png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Sheffield Utd's Nigerian defender watches on from the bench as Newcastle make PL history\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian defender Femi Seriki\u00a0received his fifth career call-up for a Premier League game but was a non-playing substitute\u00a0as Newcastle United registered an emphatic 8-0 win over Sheffield United at\u00a0Bramall Lane on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seriki made his Premier League debut in Sheffield United&#8217;s last away game of the 2020-2021 season, and the opponent was Newcastle United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s victory was Newcastle United&#8217;s biggest away victory and their largest overall league victory since their 8-0 defeat of Sheffield Wednesday in September 1999.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blades were 3-0 down at halftime, with\u00a0Sean Longstaff, Dan Burn and Sven Botman finding the net for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies upped the ante in the second half, leading to goals from\u00a0Callum Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Miguel Almiron, Bruno Guimar\u00e3es, Alexander Isak, and became the first team in Premier League history to have eight different scorers in a single game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom\u00a0decided it was best not to bring on his young defender\u00a0Seriki despite still having one substitution left.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was given minutes as Sheffield United were beaten on penalties by Lincoln City in the second round of the League Cup on August 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seriki was snapped\u00a0up by Sheffield United in 2019 after a spell with the youth team of Bury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptaJoe\/status\/1705996954017173505\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">8 &#8211; Newcastle United are the first team in Premier League history to have eight different players score in a single game (excluding own goals).<\/p>\n<p>Sean Longstaff<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDan Burn<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSven Botman<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCallum Wilson<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAnthony Gordon<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMiguel Almiron<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBruno Guimar\u00e3es<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAlexander Isak<\/p>\n<p>Decimation. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1P5lMXn026\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/1P5lMXn026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptaJoe\/status\/1705996954017173505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">September 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Igho Kingsley\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: sufc.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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