Newcastle sneak home against Leicester, West Ham and Burnley draw

Bruno Guimaraes grabbed a glorious stoppage-time winner as Newcastle United beat Leicester City 2-1 on Sunday to take another step towards preserving their Premier League status.

At London Stadium, West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek cancelled out Burnley forward Wout Weghorst’s first-half strike to snatch a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium.

Bruno Guimaraes scores the winning goal for Newcastle against Leicester at St James Park on Sunday.Credit:Getty Images

Leicester went in front in the 19th minute from a clever corner, the ball driven low into the box and pulled back for Ademola Lookman to fire goalwards, his shot squeezing under Martin Dubravka into the net.

Guimaraes levelled for Newcastle on the half-hour mark, poking the ball over the line from between the legs of keeper Kasper Schmeichel.

The goal was initially disallowed, but after a pitch-side VAR review, referee Jarred Gillett reversed his decision and allowed it to stand.

Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin thrilled and frustrated the home crowd in equal measure, his mazy dribbles occasionally laying the foundations for promising attacks, but often ending with him giving the ball away cheaply.

Saint-Maximin opened the second half with a couple of long-range shots that failed to hit the target before Leicester took over again, maintaining possession for long spells as Newcastle struggled to mount any coherent attacks.

Neither side created much of note until the dying moments, when Willock broke down the left before crossing for Brazilian Guimaraes, who threw himself at the ball to head it into the net, sending the home crowd into ecstasy.

The 24-year-old was yellow-carded for taking off his shirt in celebration, and after the final whistle he threw it to a young fan in the stands, a memento of an afternoon in which Newcastle looked to have finally put enough distance between themselves and the bottom sides to survive.

Stalemate at West Ham

Meanwhile at West Ham, Soucek pounced to level the scores after a curling free kick by Manuel Lanzini glanced off Weghorst and into his path in the 74th minute to deny Burnley caretaker Mike Jackson a first win after the sacking of boss Sean Dyche.

Burnley grabbed the lead shortly after midfielder Ashley Westwood was taken off on a stretcher following a serious right leg injury, as Weghorst rose highest to nod in a rebound after Jay Rodriguez headed on to the crossbar from a corner.

The visitors then squandered an opportunity to double their advantage as Maxwel Cornet dragged his penalty wide following a staggered run-up, having won the spot kick after a challenge by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski in the box.

Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope ensured they did not leave London empty-handed, producing two superb late saves to deny Michail Antonio as West Ham pushed hard for a winner.

Reuters

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