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:
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
72 mins: Diaz fires a venomous drive across the box which deflects and nearly finds Salah but Targett flings a boot out and provides a goalscoring interception.
Superb defending from the Aston Villa loanee.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
70 mins: SUBS! So changes for both teams.
Chris Wood is replacing Joe Willock for Newcastle.
Mo Salah and Fabinho are on for Sadio Mane and Jordan Henderson.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
68 mins: Sadio Mane has gone in the book. He tried to meet Van Dijk’s header from a corner but caught Dubravka after the keeper gathered the ball.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
66 mins: Free-kick for Newcastle inside the Liverpool half. It’s lofted into the box by Shelvey and Burn hooks it back across goal for Joelinton but the flag is up.
Liverpool’s offside trap is so, so effective.
Meanwhile, Chris Wood is getting ready to come on for the home side.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
64 mins: CHANCE! Oh Sadio Mane has to make it two!
Gomez flies down the right-hand side yet again and cuts it back for Mane who is unmarked 10 yards out but can only side-foot his effort wide of the near post.
Will Liverpool rue that miss?
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
62 mins: England manager Gareth Southgate is sat next to Newcastle board member Amanda Staveley this afternoon. Oh to be a fly on that wall.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
61 mins: SUB! Jamaal Lascelles is replacing Fabian Schar here for Newcastle. The Swiss centre-back limps off with a problem.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
60 mins: Little lull in the game after that spell of Newcastle pressure. Looks like Mohamed Salah and Fabinho are not too far away from coming on.
Milner finds Jota in behind with a bouncing ball but Dubravka is out smartly. He finds its way to Robertson who tries to chip the Newcastle keeper but it’s straight into his arms.
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool
58 mins: It’s been better from Newcastle in the last few minutes. They are pinning Liverpool back into their own half.
Almiron finds Guimaraes down the right but he waits too long to deliver it into the middle and Liverpool end up winning the goal kick.
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