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:
Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace’s regular end-of-season slump looks set to continue this afternoon.
Oriol Romeu’s early goal has set Saints on their way to inflicting a fourth defeat in five games on Palace.
Wolves 0-1 Brighton
Alexis Mac Allister’s first half penalty separates the sides in this one.
The Argentine forward missed a spot kick earlier in the half as he struck it against the post. But he stepped up for a second time and found the back of the net for the Seagulls as they take a slender advantage into the break at Molineux.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
A nightmare for Burnley so far then. This would have been a game they were confident of winning given Watford have lost their last 10 home league matches.
But James Tarkowski’s own goal sees them go in behind. Everton fans will be loving the prospect of a Watford win here.
Premier League half-time scores
Here are your half-time scores in the Premier League then:
- Watford 1-0 Burnley
- Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
- Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
- Wolves 0-1 Brighton
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Brighton (Mac Allister, 43)
43 mins: Alexis Mac Allister steps up again having already missed a penalty today.
This time he gets it right though! He goes the same way and while Jose Sa gets a hand to it he can’t keep it out.
PENALTY! Wolves 0-0 Brighton
43 mins: Boly commits a needless foul inside the penalty area and Brighton have a second spot kick of the afternoon!
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich (Watkins, 40)
40 mins: It’s been all Norwich for around 20 minutes but Villa are ahead now.
Ollie Watkins battles Brandon Williams off the ball and rifles into the corner from the right-hand side of the penalty area.
Just before that, Danny Ings came on for the injured Leon Bailey.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
39 mins: Burnley are now beginning to get on top against Watford. But they need to get a move on as we approach half-time.
MISSED PENALTY! Wolves 0-0 Brighton
31 mins: Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister steps up and fires the penalty against the post! The Seagulls have now missed three penalties in a row.
Torrid.
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