Bruno Guimarães accomplished Newcastle’s comeback by scoring a second objective within the fifth minute of stoppage time to clinch a 2-1 win over Leicester and additional ease any Premier League relegation fears on Sunday.
The Brazilian, who had earlier cancelled out Ademola Lookman’s first-half opener, headed in Joe Willock’s deflected cross to ship 14th-placed Newcastle 12 factors away from the relegation zone with six video games remaining. Leicester, which reached the Europa Conference League semifinals on Thursday, remained in ninth place.
Leicester took a Nineteenth-minute lead after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall despatched a low nook into Ayoze Perez’s near-post run. When Perez flicked the ball inside, Lookman drove a shot via a crowded penalty space and beneath goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka.
Newcastle leveled within the thirtieth minute. Defender Dan Burn headed down Jonjo Shelvey’s nook and Kasper Schmeichel blocked Guimarães’ preliminary shot. But Guimarães then poked the ball between the goalkeeper’s legs and throughout the road. Referee Jarred Gillett, after being suggested to overview his preliminary resolution to rule out the objective, modified his thoughts.
After Dan Burn denied Kelechi Iheanacho a late winner from Dewsbury-Hall’s cross, Guimarães pounced to present Newcastle a fifth successive dwelling win. In its first season underneath Saudi possession, Newcastle could be certain of reworking the membership whereas nonetheless within the Premier League.
Struggling Burnley attracts 1-1 at West Ham after Dyche’s exit
Relegation-threatened Burnley earned a 1-1 draw at West Ham in its first match for the reason that shock departure of supervisor Sean Dyche, however noticed Ashley Westwood maintain a nasty damage on Sunday.
The Burnley midfielder’s leg appeared to buckle beneath him as he challenged for the ball with Nikola Vlasic.
A stretcher and oxygen have been instantly introduced on, whereas Vlasic and Aaron Cresswell, who was closest to the incident, seemed distraught and needed to be comforted by teammates.
There was a nine-minute delay whereas Westwood was handled. There was muted pleasure for Burnley minutes later when Wout Weghorst rose above Tomas Soucek to move within the rebound after Jay Rodriguez’s header got here again off the crossbar within the thirty third minute. Weghorst pointed on the bench in help of Westwood.
Burnley ought to have doubled its lead after Maxwel Cornet was introduced down by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. But after selecting himself up, Cornet despatched Burnley’s first penalty of the season broad.
Soucek then leveled within the 74th when he bundled in Manuel Lanzini’s free kick along with his shoulder. West Ham got here closest to a winner however was denied thrice by goalkeeper Nick Pope, who tipped a fierce drive from Michail Antonio over and blocked Issa Diop’s header earlier than thwarting Antonio once more in a one-on-one.
Burnley, with under-23 coach Mike Jackson in cost following Dyche’s firing, is now three factors behind Everton, which is in seventeenth place and simply out of the relegation zone. Everton has performed one much less sport. West Ham, which reached the Europa League semifinals on Thursday, is in seventh place.
