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:
Leeds 0-2 Man City
58 mins: Man City win themselves a corner and Grealish is pelted with pieces of paper as he tries to take it.
He laughs it off, but there was a tiny little kid throwing stuff at the Man City man. Not what you want to see.
Man City totally in control now.
Leeds 0-2 Man City
56 mins: For all of Leeds’ hardwork and impressive performances, they have conceded from two set-pieces. That will be so disappointing for Jesse Marsch.
By contrast, Manchester City have now netted 18 times from set-pieces this season - more than any other Premier League side.
GOAL! Leeds 0-2 Man City (Ake, 54)
54 mins: It’s in from the corner. Game over?
Another set-piece and another goal for the Premier League champions. Foden sends the corner into the box, Dias nods it down and Ake sweeps home from inside the six-yard box.
So easy. So simple. Probably the knockout blow.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
54 mins: Man City’s turn to pour forward.
Jesus finds Sterling down the right and the England international cuts in past one, two, three Leeds players before skewing his shot. It’s such a timid effort that Grealish gets it back under control and goes for a curling effort of his own but it’s well wide. Has to do better there.
City come again as Cancelo crosses for Jesus but Ayling puts it behind for a corner.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
52 mins: Leeds are giving Manchester City a real game. Newcastle struggled to really take the game to Liverpool earlier, even though they did stay in it throughout. But Leeds are offering a more dynamic approach going forward.
City come forward now though...
Leeds 0-1 Man City
50 mins: Rodrigo sends a cross into the box which Harrison leaps for but Ederson is there ahead of him. Harrison goes down and the fans plead for a penalty but the Leeds man is laughing on the floor. He knows it wasn’t.
Such an atmosphere at Elland Road.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
48 mins: Grealish bursts beyond Ayling and sends a great ball across the face of goal but Jesus, Sterling and Foden are all stood on the edge of the box. Grealish looks crestfallen.
The ex-Villa man is being booed at every opportunity by the home fans. Not sure why. Because he has been fouled a load of times?
Leeds 0-1 Man City
46 mins: Back underway then and Junior Firpo is straight on the front foot as he bursts down the left and plays in a cross which momentarily has Ederson worried but ends up dropping beyond the far post.
HT: Leeds 0-1 Man City
The players are back out so we are going to be underway in the next few moments. A reminder that Dan James came on for Stuart Dallas at the end of that first half.
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