Nigerian international, Taye Taiwo, was, again, missing in action as his English premiership side, Queens Park Rangers, lost 1-2 away to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
The Super Eagles defender, who earlier on Saturday declared that he was happy in his new club, was not considered good enough for substitute bench by Manager, Mark Hughes.
In his place, another African player, Armanda Traore, played throughout the duration as QPR continued the struggle against relegation.
The Nigeria international is on loan to QPR from AC Milan where he failed to tie down a regular shirt.
Elsewhere, another Nigerian international, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, was on the winning side as Blackburn beat Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Yabuku, however, failed to get on the scorers sheet despite having a couple of goals scoring opportunities.
On three occasions, the big Nigerian striker came close to scoring but failed when it mattered most.
Two fine strikes from Junior Hoilett secured Blackburn a vital 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers, Wolves, in a crunch Premier League clash at Molineux.
Another Nigerian international, Mikel Obi, was substituted in the 66th minute of play as Chelsea laboured to a 1-0 win at the Stamford Bridge against a 10-man Stoke City.