Watford vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates from this afternoon’s 3pm fixtures
Latest scores and goal updates from the Premier League’s 3pm kick-offs, including a huge relegation clash at Vicarage Road
Follow live updates as Burnley look to continue their late survival push in a Premier League relegation six-pointer against Watford. Since the shock sacking of Sean Dyche, Burnley have picked up seven points in three games under caretaker boss Mike Jackson to leapfrog Everton in the table. Victory at Watford this afternoon would see Burnley move five points clear of the drop ahead of Everton’s home fixture against Chelsea tomorrow.
But Watford have plenty to play for themselves, and will hope to end their miserable winless home run to salvage any late hope of avoiding an immediate relegation back to the Championship. Roy Hodgson’s side have lost 10 matches in a row at Vicarage Road - a run dating back to a 4-1 win over Manchester United in October - and another defeat would leave them seven points adrift with just four fixtures remaining.
A Burnley win would also relegate Norwich, if Dean Smith’s side lose to Aston Villa. The Canaries are 10 points adrift of Burnley and relegation would be confirmed if results elsewhere don’t go their way and Smith is defeated by his former side at Villa Park. Meanwhile, Southampton host Crystal Palace and Wolves take on Brighton in mid-table clashes.
Follow live updates from this afternoon’s matches below:
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
12 mins: Saint-Maximin is floating around a little left of centre just at the moment. He dribbles past a couple of challenges and lays it off to Almiron on the edge of the box, but there are a host of red shirts around him and the Paraguayan can’t get his shot off.
Liverpool come forward as Gomez sends a cross towards the back post... straight out of play.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
10 mins: Joe Gomez’s throw-in is headed behind by Dan Burn for a corner to Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp’s men growing into the game after a tricky opening five minutes.
Jota swings in the corner and Van Dijk is there to thump a volley well over the top. Chance for the Dutchman.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
8 mins: Robertson tries to pick Mane out with a lovely through ball inside the left channel, but Dubravka is smartly out to gather ahead of the Liverpool forward.
Newcastle pressing very highly. Alisson and Matip look to play it out from the back and Joelinton almost nips in.
The visitors do work their way out of trouble though and make it all the way to the edge of the Newcastle box. Keita fires a low shot towards the bottom corner and it whistles just wide of the post. It took a deflection, but a goal kick is wrongly given.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
6 mins: Robertson sends the free-kick into the box and Krafth gets his head to the ball to spoon it up into the air. It kindly falls for Jota inside the penalty area but his shot is always travelling over the top.
Rather open feel to this game early on.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
4 mins: Crossfield ball towards Mane is a little to heavy as Liverpool’s first foray into the home side’s half comes to nothing.
Saint-Maximin then has a run through the Liverpool midfield but Henderson does enough to close the gap and win the ball back for his side.
Jota is then fouled in the Newcastle half. Chance for Robertson to deliver into the box.
Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
2 mins: Newcastle straight on the front foot at the start of this one as Guimaraes looks to slide a ball into Joelinton who started over on that left-hand side. Saint-Maximin is through the middle, with Almiron hugging the right side.
Alisson plays a worrying pass straight to Joelinton but Newcastle fail to capitalise as a scuffed shot from Shelvey is comfortably gathered by the Brazilian keeper.
Good start from the hosts.
Kick-off: Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool
1 min: KICK-OFF! Here we go then at St James’ Park. Referee Andre Marriner blows his whistle and Newcastle get us underway.
Newcastle vs Liverpool
Superb atmosphere at St James’ Park this Saturday lunchtime. There is a real big game feeling to today’s Premier League clash.
Kick-off is next.
Newcastle vs Liverpool
Quite the turnaround when it comes to Newcastle fans’ opinion of Joelinton. He is suddenly the messiah.
Credit to him, he has significantly improved in recent months.
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