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:
HT: Leeds 0-1 Man City
This is Rodri’s goal which separates the two sides at half-time.
HT: Leeds 0-1 Man City
Half-time: Well, after nearly nine minutes of stoppage time at the end of the first half the referee finally brings it to a close.
Rodri’s header separates the two sides but Leeds have grown into the contest and could have levelled had they been more competent in the final third.
Jack Grealish has been on the end of some meaty challenges and Stuart Dallas has been stretchered off after taking out the former Aston Villa man.
But at the end of all of that, Manchester City lead.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
45+7 mins: Dallas is being stretchered off as the Leeds fans stand to applaud him.
Dan James comes on in place of the injured defender. A very attacking substitution from Jesse Marsch, even if he was forced into making a change.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
45+5 mins: Grealish is up but the stretcher has come on for Dallas. He has seriously injured himself with that wild tackle.
Dan James is going to replace him.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
45+3 mins: Good god. Grealish and Dallas fly in to a challenge again. I’m sorry, but that is referee Paul Tierney’s fault.
Dallas has clattered into Grealish and hurt himself in the process. But he would not have done that if the referee had penalised him earlier on.
That was Dallas’ FIFTH foul of the match. He is yet to be booked.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
45+2 mins: Leeds struggling to get out of their own half in the last few minutes. Man City have stopped the home side’s momentum somewhat.
Looks like we will be going in at 1-0.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
45 mins: There will be four minutes of stoppage time. Mainly due to the head clash between Laporte and Koch.
Leeds 0-1 Man City
45 mins: Grealish is fuming. He feels he is being mistreated by Leeds and the referee. He has a point.
Can Leeds level things up now before the break?
Leeds 0-1 Man City
43 mins: CHANCE! Man City should double their lead. It’s awful from Leeds as they give the ball away on the edge of their own box. Jesus finds Sterling unmarked inside the area but his shot is blocked as the net was waiting to bulge.
Let off for the home side.
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