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:
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
49 mins: Chelsea’ lengthy spell of possession doesn’t come to anything as Ward tackles the ball out of play for a throw-in.
Chelsea probe once more as Werner and Havertz link up smartly before Mount tries his luck from distance and picks out a few fans several rows above the goal.
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
48 mins: Chelsea start on the front foot as they pin Crystal Palace into their own half.
The Eagles are yet to have a touch of the ball three minutes into the second period.
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
46 mins: Here we go then. Chelsea get us back underway.
Can we have a better game, please?
HT: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Second half coming up in a few minutes. I can guarantee you it will not get any worse than that first half.
I cannot promises it will improve, but it is simply inconceivable that there can be less opportunities.
HT: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
The best chance of the half as Kouyate forces a save from Mendy before Andersen is caught offside from the rebound.
HT: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Half-time: Well, if yesterday’s semi-final was a lovely three-course meal then this one has been more of a £3 meal deal.
Very few chances in the 45 minutes as Crystal Palace have successfully nullified the creativity in Chelsea’s side.
The best opportunity fell to Palace midfielder Kouyate whose sweetly struck volley was parried away by Edouard Mendy.
Chelsea have offered next to nothing at the other end. Goalless at the break.
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
45 mins: There will be two minutes of stoppage time. Not sure where they’ve found that from.
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
44 mins: Christensen fouls Zaha on the halfway line and Chelsea’s brief spell of pressure ends with a free-kick for Palace.
You feel this game is almost certainly decided by a single goal.
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
42 mins: Jorginho slides a ball inside the full-back for Mount but Guehi is across to clear and wins a throw-in for his side in the process.
All a bit frustrating for Chelsea at the moment. Palace seem to have them right where they want them.
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