Relegation Woes Continue For West Brom & Southampton
English Premier League Wrap, 31 March 2018
It was a tough Saturday afternoon in the English Premier League for West Brom and Southampton as their relegation woes continue.
Brighton 0-2 Leicester City
Despite being reduced to 10 men following the sending off of Wilfred Ndidi three minutes from time, Leicester City beat Brighton 2-0 thanks to late goals from Benjamin Chilwel (83) and Jamie Vardy (90+6) at the Amex stadium.
Newcastle 1-0 Huddersfield
A goal 10 minutes from time courtesy of Ayoze Perez handed Newcastle a slender 1-0 win over Huddersfield at St. James Park.
Watford 2-2 Bournemouth
A 92nd-minute goal from Jermain Defoe rescued a point for Bournemouth as they played to a 2-2 draw against Watford at Vicarage Road.
Kiko opened the scoring for Watford in the 13th minute before Joshua King equalised for Bournemouth in the 43rd minute.
The Hornets took the lead again in the 49th minute thanks to a goal from Roberto Pereyra before Defoe leveled matters late in the game.
West Brom 1-2 Burnley
Goals in each half from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood handed Burnley a 2-1 win over West Brom at The Hawthorns.
Jose Rondon scored West Brom’s consolation goal in the 83rd minute.
West Ham United 3-0 Southampton
Three goals in the first half from Joao Mario and Marko Arnautovic (a brace) handed West Ham an impressive 3-0 win over Southampton at Olympic Stadium.