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Shola Ameobi Ends EPL Goal Drought

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Nigeria forward Shola Ameobi has scored his first English Premier League goal in his side’s 2-1 at home defeat against Swansea on Saturday evening, Goal reports.

Ameobi put Alan Pardew’s men ahead with his 23rd minute strike before bowing to a brace from Cote d’Ivoire’s striker Wilfried Bony.

The lanky forward received a pass from De Jong in the six yard box, turned and rolled it past goalkeeper Michel Vorm who was in impressive for the visitors.

Newcastle United has now lost five straight Premier League games which piles more pressure on Alan Pardew’s men now placed now ninth on the log with 46 points from 35 games.

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