EPL wrap: Chris Wood scores winner for Burnley, Winston Reid injured as West Ham fall to Swansea

  • 04/03/2018

Chris Wood came off the bench to inspire Burnley's second-half fightback which earned a 2-1 English Premier League win against Everton.              

Cenk Tosun headed home his first Everton goal to put the visitors ahead after 20 minutes.          

Ashley Barnes levelled for Burnley, who had endured a 12-game winless run in all competitions, in the 56th minute, and the hosts secured the victory through substitute Wood with 10 minutes left.             

Everton's misery was compounded when defender Ashley Williams was sent- off late on for elbowing Barnes. 

"It was a thorough performance and winning one," Burnley manager Sean Dyche said. 

"We have more to do. Hopefully that freedom in the second half is something we can carry on."             

The result marked the first time Burnley have won a Premier League match after conceding the first goal, and took them to the 40-point mark.

Meanwhile, Kiwi Winston Reid was stretchered off during West Ham's 4-1 defeat against Swansea.

Play was stopped for almost 10 minutes as medics treated Reid who got his foot caught in the ground and fell to the ground.          

"Winston Reid is conscious, he was knocked out, said West Ham boss David Moyes.

"We are more worried about the injury to his knee than the knock to his head. He's an important player for us so we hope it's not too bad."     

Swansea's win sees them move out of the relegation zone as they hammered the Hammers to seal a seventh consecutive home win.         

Ki Sung-yueng, Mike van der Hoorn, Andy King and Jordan Ayew, from the penalty spot, were on target to deepen West Ham's own relegation concerns, before Michail Antonio struck a consolation goal for the visitors.            

Winston Reid.
Winston Reid. Photo credit: Reuters

 

Tottenham warmed up for their midweek Champions League showdown with Juventus by easing to a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield at Wembley, Son Heung-min's double ensuring the north Londoners extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 17 games.          

Spurs, whose Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino became the first non-European coach to win 100 Premier League games, moved up to third on 58 points from 29 games, a point ahead of Liverpool who play Newcastle later on Saturday.               

The defeat leaves Huddersfield, missing injured Socceroos star Aaron Mooy, three points above the bottom three.       

Swansea moved out of the relegation zone as they hammered West Ham side to seal a seventh consecutive home win.               

Ki Sung-yueng, Mike van der Hoorn, Andy King and Jordan Ayew, from the penalty spot, were on target to deepen West Ham's own relegation concerns, before Michail Antonio struck a consolation goal for the visitors.        

Riyad Mahrez.
Riyad Mahrez. Photo credit: Reuters

Troy Deeney's second half-strike for Watford condemned bottom side West Brom to their fifth successive Premier League defeat and leaving their coach Alan Pardew's future hanging in the balance as they now lie eight points from safety.

A last-minute Riyad Mahrez free kick gave Leicester a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.        

Southampton failed to ease the pressure on manager Mauricio Pellegrino as their lengthy wait for a Premier League home win was prolonged by a goalless draw with relegation rivals Stoke.

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