Bournemouth, Burnley, Fulham and Southampton secure Premier League victories
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Your support makes all the difference.Burnley and Southampton took big steps toward avoiding relegation from the Premier League with crucial victories on Saturday, while Cardiff inched closer to the drop after a third straight loss.
Chris Wood may well have secured another season in the top flight for Burnley by scoring both goals in a 2-0 home win over Cardiff, a result that leaves the Welsh club five points from safety in 18th place.
Burnley now looks safe on 39 points, 11 ahead of Cardiff, while Southampton boosted its chances of staying up by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1.
Brighton, though, is still in trouble after being hammered 5-0 at home by Bournemouth to drop to 17th place.
Fulham, which has also been relegated with Huddersfield, earned its first win since January by beating Everton 2-0.
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But Bournemouth's opener against Brighton would keep the gap at five points as things stand.
Fulham 0-0 Everton, 41 minutes
Scott Parker's side continue to belie their relegated status, giving Everton a real game at Craven Cottage.
On this occasion Aleksandar Mitrovic is denied by the woodwork, firing past Jordan Pickford from distance but seeing his shot fly off the top of the crossbar.
That's his sixth attempt...
Fulham 0-0 Everton, 43 minutes
And Richarlison shows some frustration at his side's poor half, an ill-conceived sliding challenge on Tom Cairney rightly earning him a caution.
HALF-TIME SCORES
Brighton 0-1 Bournemouth
Burnley 1-0 Cardiff
Fulham 0-0 Everton
Southampton 2-1 Wolves
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