Performance of Ghana players abroad, three score in Sweden

Ghanaian trio Abdul Majeed Waris, NasiruMohammed and Kwame Karikari-Amponsah were on target in Europe.

Get more on how Ghanaian players fared abroad this weekend.

ENGLAND 

Chelsea maintained their position at the top of the English Premier League table after a comfortable 2-0 victory over Newcastle United at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Out-of-favour midfielder Michael Essien continued his bench warming exercise for the Blues.

In the Championship, winger Albert Adomah lasted 84 minutes for Bristol City.

Akwasi Appiah came off the bench on the 63rd minute mark to replace Jermaine Maurice Easter in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 reverse at Middlesbrough.