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:
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
38 mins: West Ham look a little stunned after that goal. There was only one team in it before Weghorst struck.
The Hammers have the ball back and seem to be in control once more. Remember, there will be a huge amount of stoppage time at the end of the first half.
West Ham 0-1 Burnley
36 mins: Burnley are now just one point behind Everton in their battle to avoid the drop. As it stands at least.
West Ham dominated the game before that serious injury to Westwood, but now they find themselves behind.
HT: Celtic 0-0 Rangers
Celtic and Rangers are goalless at half-time in their Scottish Cup semi-final.
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Burnley (Weghorst, 33)
33 mins: GOAL! Immediately after the restart and Burnley have broken the deadlock.
A cross came in from a Maxwel Cornet corner and after the first header from Jay Rodriguez crashed off the bar, Wout Weghorst climbed highest to nod home the rebound.
Against the run of play the visitors are ahead!
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
33 mins: Josh Brownhill has come on for Burnley as Ashley Westwood managed a smile while being taken off the pitch.
We are back underway.
Newcastle 1-1 Leicester
At St James’ Park we have seen a rather bizarre equaliser.
A corner was swung in and the ball ends up in between the legs of Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel. Bruno Guimaraes kicks the ball out from under his legs and into the net, before the referee blows for a foul.
VAR then took a look before the referee went over to the monitor and gave the goal.
All square.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
29 mins: Westwood is currently being put onto a stretcher as the players wait on the side of the pitch.
A worrying moment for all involved.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
27 mins: Creswell and Vlasic both looked absolutely stunned when Westwood went down. You could tell from their reactions that it was a serious injury.
I don’t have much information to give you at the moment. The game remains paused.
West Ham 0-0 Burnley
25 mins: So Vlasic appeared to fall onto Westwood’s outstretched leg as he attempted to make a challenge.
The Burnley man is being treated by several medical staff on the pitch and there is a feeling this could be very serious.
Obviously, the game will be stopped for a while here.
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