The Blues’ Nigerian wideman has struggled to find his place since his first season at Chelsea in 2012/13 – but not now, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor
Since the 3-0 defeat to Arsenal on September 24, Chelsea have won three games, scored nine goals and conceded none in the Premier League. It's been quite the turnaround and quite the endorsement for Antonio Conte's much-admired 3-4-3 formation.
While not to nearly as much fanfare, Claude Puel's Southampton have quietly been putting together their own run. Unbeaten in the league since the September 10 loss to Arsenal, they had conceded more than one goal on just two occasions and kept five clean sheets.