{"id":827418,"date":"2025-02-16T10:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/fulham-vs-nottingham-forest-bassey-joins-yobo-aina-in-nigerias-premier-league-goalscoring-history\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:12:34","slug":"fulham-vs-nottingham-forest-bassey-joins-yobo-aina-in-nigerias-premier-league-goalscoring-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/fulham-vs-nottingham-forest-bassey-joins-yobo-aina-in-nigerias-premier-league-goalscoring-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulham vs Nottingham Forest: Bassey joins Yobo & Aina in Nigeria\u2019s Premier League goalscoring history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nigerian centre-back Calvin Bassey<\/a> was Fulham\u2019s hero as he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bassey\u2019s powerful second-half header secured a memorable win for Fulham<\/a> against a high-flying Forest side.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest<\/a> rrived in London full of confidence after thrashing Brighton 7-0 on February 1 and edging past Exeter City in the FA Cup fourth round in midweek.<\/p>\n

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However, Fulham had momentum on their side, having claimed back-to-back 2-1 wins over Newcastle in the league and Wigan Athletic in the cup.<\/p>\n

The hosts struck first, with Emile Smith Rowe heading in to give Fulham the lead. But Forest responded through Chris Wood, who netted his 18th league goal of the season to restore parity.<\/p>\n

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Marco Silva\u2019s side pushed for a second after the break, and it was Bassey who delivered. Raul Jimenez brilliantly flicked a corner at the near post, and the Nigerian defender rose highest to head the ball back across goal and into the far corner.<\/p>\n

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Bassey\u2019s goal \u2014 his first Premier League strike of the season \u2014 was also his first since February 24, 2024, against Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The strike moves him into fourth place on the all-time list of Nigeria\u2019s highest-scoring defenders in Premier League history.<\/p>\n

Former Everton captain Joseph Yobo leads the chart with eight goals in 228 appearances over nine seasons at Goodison Park. Ex-Chelsea left-back Celestine Babayaro and Nottingham Forest\u2019s Ola Aina\u2014who also featured in this match\u2014are tied for second with five goals each.<\/p>\n

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With two Premier League goals, Bassey now joins former Luton Town defender Gabriel Osho and West Brom\u2019s Semi Ajayi in joint fourth.<\/p>\n

Fulham\u2019s victory lifts them to eighth place, just five points behind Manchester City in fourth, while Nottingham Forest remain in third.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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From the deepest corners of the Middle East, to the green fields of the Americas, to the celebrated grounds in Europe, and the rich soils of Africa, Imhons is more than glad, usually with a glass of a tasty drink nearby, to capture the essence of the game, by connecting the dots between culture, identity, and football.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Nigerian centre-back Calvin Bassey was Fulham\u2019s hero as he scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage, Soccernet.ng reports. Bassey\u2019s powerful second-half header secured a memorable win for Fulham against a high-flying Forest side. Nottingham Forest rrived in London full of confidence after thrashing Brighton 7-0 on February […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":827419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43322,94925,2005],"tags":[43321,94924],"class_list":{"0":"post-827418","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fulham","8":"category-nottingham","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-fulham","11":"tag-nottingham"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}