The West Ham footballers defeated the English league Leicester 3: 2 and after the 31st round they still have the fourth place in the table, which is the last to ensure participation in the Champions League. The Czech representatives Vladimír Coufal and Tomáš Souček each contributed to the victory of the “Hammers” with goal assistance.
Striker Matěj Vydra scored in the second league in a row, but Burnley lost as he did a week ago, when he lost the lead at the home stadium and lost to Newcastle 1: 2.
West Ham scored the first goal in the 29th minute. Coufal centered on the edge of the lime and Lingard with a shot from the first to the pole overcame the goalkeeper Schmeichel. The English representative, who is hosting the Manchester United in the London team, made his second appearance before the end of the opening act. After a change of sides, Bowen scored after Souček’s pass.
Iheanacho dramatized the match with two goals, but West Ham finally defeated “Lišky” for the second time in the league season. Also in the last round, the “Hammers” defeated Wolverhampton 3: 2, after building a three-goal lead.
Vydra scored among the shooters in the 18th minute, when he ran into Wood’s pass in front of the goal and overtook the Slovak goalkeeper Dúbravka from the limit of a small lime. But the “Magpies” turned the score around 59 minutes after the change of sides. Murphy first established himself, followed by Saint-Maximin. Then Otter could equalize, but he missed.
The guests won after seven rounds and moved away by six points to the first descent rung. Burnley has just one point more.
English Football League – Round 31:
Burnley – Newcastle 1:2 (18. Otter – 59. Murphy, 64. Saint-Maximin), West Ham United – Leicester 3:2 (29. a 44. Lingard, 48. Bowen – 70. a 90. + 1 Iheanacho),
17:30 Tottenham – Manchester United,
20:00 Sheffield United – Arsenal.
Table:
| 1. | Manchester City | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 67:23 | 74 |
| 2. | Manchester United | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 58:33 | 60 |
| 3. | Leicester | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 55:37 | 56 |
| 4. | West Ham United | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 51:39 | 55 |
| 5. | Chelsea | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 50:31 | 54 |
| 6. | Liverpool | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 53:37 | 52 |
| 7. | Tottenham | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51:32 | 49 |
| 8. | Everton | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 41:38 | 47 |
| 9. | Leeds | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 49:49 | 45 |
| 10. | Aston Villa | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43:33 | 44 |
| 11. | Arsenal | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40:35 | 42 |
| 12. | Wolverhampton | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31:41 | 38 |
| 13. | Crystal Palace | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33:52 | 38 |
| 14. | Southampton | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39:53 | 36 |
| 15. | Burnley | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 25:42 | 33 |
| 16. | Brighton | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 33:38 | 32 |
| 17. | Newcastle | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 32:51 | 32 |
| 18. | Fulham | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24:42 | 26 |
| 19. | West Bromwich | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25:59 | 21 |
| 20. | Sheffield United | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17:52 | 14 |
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