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:
FT: West Ham 1-1 Burnley
Full-time: That’s it! The spoils are shared after a pulsating match at the London Stadium.
Burnley took a first half lead through a Wout Weghorst header, before Maxwel Cornet missed the target from the penalty spot as the visitors spurned a golden chance to double their advantage.
West Ham then levelled in the second period through Tomas Soucek. And the hosts really should have won the game but Michail Antonio missed a gilt-edged opportunity late on.
A thrilling encounter where both sides leave with a point.
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
90+2 mins: Burnley are not settling for a point. They commit men forward now as groans from the West Ham supporters echo around the stadium.
60 seconds remaining.
Newcastle 2-1 Leicester
Bruno Guimaraes has scored again for Newcastle as Eddie Howe’s side steal a victory in stoppage time.
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
90 mins: Three minutes of stoppage time.
Nick Pope commandingly comes out to claim a West Ham corner.
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
90 mins: OH IT’S NICK POPE AGAIN TO THE RESCUE!
West Ham break with pace and Bowen slides it into Antonio who is one-on-one with Nick Pope. He waits for the keeper to commit before trying to curl it round him, but Pope smothers his effort!
Wonderful, wonderful goalkeeping from the England man.
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
89 mins: Now Burnley come forward. You feel there is going to be a winner from one of these sides...
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
88 mins: OH WHAT A SAVE FROM POPE!
Issa Diop climbs highest to head towards the bottom corner but Nick Pope scoops it away with an outrageous save down to his right!
Sensational reflexes.
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
87 mins: West Ham break and Rice slides it into Antonio on the edge of the penalty area. He assesses his options before going for goal and Pope flicks it over the top.
End to end!
West Ham 1-1 Burnley
87 mins: Benrahma skips down the byline but can only pull it back into the arms of Burnley keeper Nick Pope.
Both sides could still win this. Neither are content with a point - a draw doesn’t really suit either.
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