{"id":841335,"date":"2025-04-16T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/premier-league-table-after-matchday-32-where-ndidi-iwobi-onuachu-aribo-and-ainas-clubs-stand\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:11:59","slug":"premier-league-table-after-matchday-32-where-ndidi-iwobi-onuachu-aribo-and-ainas-clubs-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/16\/premier-league-table-after-matchday-32-where-ndidi-iwobi-onuachu-aribo-and-ainas-clubs-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League table after matchday 32: Where Ndidi, Iwobi, Onuachu, Aribo, and Aina\u2019s clubs stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Matchday 32 of the English Premier League delivered more twists for Super Eagles players and their clubs as the season inches closer to the finish line, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For several Nigerian internationals, the weekend\u2019s results either tightened the noose around relegation fears or revived their dreams of European football.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how things stand for Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi, Paul Onuachu, Joe Aribo, Ola Aina, and their respective clubs after another dramatic round of matches.<\/p>\n<h4>Ndidi\u2019s Leicester City \u2013 19th<\/h4>\n<p>It was another weekend of dropped points for Wilfred Ndidi and Leicester City. The Foxes played out a 2-2 draw against Brighton, a result that does little to improve their relegation fight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2023\/04\/that-gives-us-confidence-leicester-city-star-ndidi-sends-message-to-manchester-city-ahead-of-epl-clash.html\/wilfred-ndidi-1-4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Wilfred-Ndidi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Wilfred Ndidi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92257\">Wilfred Ndidi [Photo credit X]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now sitting 19th on the table with 18 points from 32 matches, the 2016 champions are stuck in a downward spiral, having managed just four wins all season.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Our Sports News First \u2013 Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Onuachu and Aribo\u2019s Southampton \u2013 20th<\/h4>\n<p>Southampton\u2019s misery continued as they suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa. Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo\u2019s side remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just 10 points from 32 games.<\/p>\n<p>With only two wins all season and a goal difference of -54, the Saints are all but doomed to drop. Their current form \u2013 no wins in the last five \u2013 shows a team already preparing for life outside the Premier League.<\/p>\n<h4>Iwobi and Bassey\u2019s Fulham \u2013 9th<\/h4>\n<p>Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were unable to prevent Fulham from falling to a narrow 1-0 loss against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2024\/11\/photo-calvin-bassey-makes-priceless-reaction-as-iwobi-scores-puskas-worthy-goal-against-wolves.html\/alex-iwobi-and-calvin-bassey\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-142906\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alex-Iwobi-and-Calvin-Bassey.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex-Iwobi-and-Calvin-Bassey\" width=\"1282\" height=\"803\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142906\">Alex-Iwobi-and-Calvin-Bassey [Photo credit\/X]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The result sees the Cottagers drop to 9th place, still on 48 points. While a top-seven finish remains mathematically possible, Fulham need a strong finish to the season to stay in the hunt for a European spot.<\/p>\n<p>Iwobi continues to be a crucial part of their attacking build-up, and Bassey has impressed with his defensive work, but the team must rediscover consistency quickly.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/ola-aina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aina<\/a> and Awoniyi\u2019s Nottingham Forest \u2013 3rd<\/h4>\n<p>Nottingham Forest\u2019s fairytale campaign took a minor hit as they fell 1-0 to Everton, but Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi\u2019s side still hold a Champions League spot with 56 points in third place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147310\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/nottingham-vs-liverpool-how-ola-ainas-goal-line-clearance-saves-espirito-santos-men-from-defeat-watch.html\/2025-premier-league-football-nottingham-forest-v-liverpool-jan-14th-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-147310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1057622683-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Ola Aina\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147310\">The City Ground, Nottingham, England Premier League Football, Nottingham Forest versus Liverpool Cody Gakpo of Liverpool competes for the ball with Ola Aina of Nottingham Forest [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the defeat, Forest\u2019s rise continues to stun Premier League football faithful, and their goal now will be to hold off surging rivals in the final minutes of the campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Ayomide Oguntimehin\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ayomide-Oguntimehin-pics-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/ayomide-oguntimehin-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/premier-league-table-ndidi-iwobi-onuachu-aina.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Matchday 32 of the English Premier League delivered more twists for Super Eagles players and their clubs as the season inches closer to the finish line, Soccernet.ng reports. For several Nigerian internationals, the weekend\u2019s results either tightened the noose around relegation fears or revived their dreams of European football. Here\u2019s how things stand for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":841336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4702,26186,2005],"tags":[7607,7230],"class_list":{"0":"post-841335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-league","8":"category-premier","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-league","11":"tag-premier"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841335","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=841335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/841335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/841336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=841335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=841335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=841335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}