West Ham vs Burnley LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
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Two Premier League matches are on show on Easter Sunday, before the world of football turns its attention to the FA Cup semi-final and we’ll have coverage of it all right here on the Independent. First up, the focus is on east London, where West Ham United host Burnley, who hit the headlines on Friday for the surprise sacking of manager Sean Dyche.
The Clarets are four points from safety with eight games to play as they battle for survival in the top flight, with the last game under Dyche being the 2-0 defeat to bottom club Norwich last week. The Hammers, meanwhile, also lost by the same scoreline at Brentford at the same time - but in midweek matters took a massive upturn as they overcame Lyon in the Europa League to book a semi-final berth against Eintracht Frankfurt.
While David Moyes’ team will naturally be hoping for a trophy and the Champions League spot which comes with it, they still have domestic matters to attend to as well if they want to seal a coveted top-six finish, being three points behind both Manchester United and Arsenal at present, having played a game more than the Gunners. Follow all the live updates from West Ham vs Burnley, with updates from Newcastle vs Leicester below:
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
54 mins: Lanzini is growing into this game down that left-hand side.
He sends another dangerous ball in for Bowen but it’s just over the English forward’s head.
West Ham ramping up the pressure.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
52 mins: Lanzini drives forward and picks out Rice who has made a run into the channel. West Ham eventually work it out to Cresswell but his delivery is punched clear by Pope.
The Burnley keeper has not made a single error yet today. He has been flawless.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
50 mins: Rodriguez finds McNeil on the right-hand side but he then plays a shocking ball all the way back to Bowen on the halfway line!
West Ham break and Vlasic stands a ball up for Soucek at the back post but the Czech midfielder can only guide it wide off his knee from six yards out. He missed it with his head and couldn’t re-adjust in time.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
47 mins: West Ham have started the second half how they ended the first - dominating possession.
That said, aside from Pope’s save from Bowen, the hosts have struggled to create too much in the way of clear-cut chances.
Celtic 1-0 Rangers
Greg Taylor has given Celtic the lead against Rangers in their Scottish Cup semi-final.
Huge goal in the Old Firm derby.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
46 mins: We are back underway at the London Stadium!
HT: West Ham 0-1 Burnley
Second half coming up. Burnley are 45 minutes away from what would be a mammoth three points in their battle to avoid the drop.
Newcastle 1-1 Leicester
Elsewhere, Newcastle and Leicester are level at 1-1 after 45 minutes at St James’ Park.
Ademola Lookman gave the visitors the lead early on with a low driven finish from inside the penalty area.
But Bruno Guimaraes stabbed home the equaliser from close range after a VAR check confirmed that he had not fouled Kasper Schmeichel.
HT: West Ham 0-1 Burnley
This is a statistic that will undoubtedly surprise all of you, especially if you have seen the size of Wout Weghorst.
HT: West Ham 0-1 Burnley
Half-time: The referee blows for the end of the first half and it has been an eventful one.
Burnley man Ashley Westwood was forced off shortly before the 30-minute mark after suffering a serious leg injury in a collision with Vlasic.
Moments after the restart Wout Weghorst then gave the visitors the lead with a close-range header after Rodriguez’s initial effort came back off the bar.
Burnley were then given the perfect opportunity to double their advantage when Fabianski brought down Cornet.
But Cornet sent his penalty wide of the post.
All that is to say Burnley lead 1-0 at the break.
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