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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GOAL! Brighton 0-2 Bournemouth (Ryan Fraser, 55 minutes)
As Brighton fall further behind!
It's another peach from Ryan Fraser. Quite the season for the Scotsman.
He finds the top corner from the edge of the area after enterprising play from Callum Wilson.
Fulham 1-0 Everton, 55 minutes
Ruled out!
Fulham have the ball in the net again, Ryan Sessegnon the man to turn home, but Kurt Zouma has been fouled in the build up, and the referee quickly halts the hosts' celebrations.
Brighton 0-2 Bournemouth, 58 minutes
Glenn Murray is introduced for the entirely ineffectual Florin Andone.
Half-an-hour to make a much-needed impact.
Cardiff players remonstrate with Mike Dean after his decision to overrule his assistant and not award a penalty.
Fulham 1-0 Everton, 59 minutes
Close for Everton!
Dominic Calvert-Lewin shows a turn of pace to get to Gylfi Sigurdsson's through pass, stabbing past the goalkeeper but just the wrong side of the post, a flick of the woodwork as it trickles wide.
Bournemouth fans salute their superb Scotsman after Ryan Fraser doubles their lead against Brighton.
Burnley 1-0 Cardiff, 64 minutes
Ooh, Junior Hoilett...
The Canadian simply has to do better after he is found by Kenneth Zohore, missing the target from close range, spooning over the crossbar.
Burnley 1-0 Cardiff, 67 minutes
Just as Cardiff seem to be battering down the door Burnley have a chance of their own, Bruno Ecuele Manga recovering well to thump clear an otherwise goalwards Chris Wood header.
RED CARD! Anthony Knockaert is sent off for an atrocious tackle on Adam Smith.
No arguments from the Frenchman as the red card comes out. It's a shocker. A real shocker.
GOAL! Fulham 2-0 Everton (Ryan Babel, 69 minutes)
Fulham double their lead!
Ryan Babel has proved a canny bit of business in an otherwise disastrous season for Fulham. Here, he provides the necessary nitrous boost on the counter-attack to surge clear of the recovering defence and dink the ball past Jordan Pickford.
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