The central midfielder doubled the home side's advantage after former West Ham forward Diafra Sakho opened the scoring against Turkish league champions Galatasaray.
However, the Green Crocodiles - one point above the relegation zone - were unable to extend their lead from the bottom three, suffering a 3-2 defeat.
In the Championship, Dwight Gayle played the full 90 minutes and received a yellow card in West Brom's 1-0 victory at Brentford, while Jacob Murphy was an unused substitute for the play-off chasing Baggies.
Jack Colback was handed the captain's armband in Nottingham Forest's 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town but the Newcastle-born midfielder was also booked. Rolando Aarons played the full game in Sheffield Wednesday's 4-2 triumph against Blackburn Rovers, with five goals scored in the final 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, defender Josef Yarney featured for Chesterfield in their 2-1 victory at National League outfit Havant and Waterlooville, with the Spireites moving eight points clear of the relegation zone.
Following a postponement to Accrington Stanley's League One clash with Rochdale, due to a waterlogged pitch, Dan Barlaser and Liam Gibson did not take part for the Lancashire club on Saturday afternoon.