Wood hits double for Burnley
Burnley and Southampton took big steps towards avoiding relegation from the English Premier League with crucial wins yesterday, while Cardiff City inched closer to the drop after a third straight loss.
All Whites striker Chris Wood may have secured another season in the top flight for Burnley by scoring both goals in a 2-0 home win over Cardiff, a result that leaves the Welsh club five points from safety in 18th place.
Burnley now look safe on 39 points, 11 ahead of Cardiff, while Southampton boosted their chances of staying up by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1.
Brighton are still in trouble after being hammered 5-0 at home by Bournemouth.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the table, Paul Pogba’s calm nerves and David De Gea’s quick reflexes kept Manchester United in the hunt for a top-four finish.
Pogba scored two penalties to give United a 2-1 victory over West Ham United at Old Trafford, the second coming shortly after De Gea had denied West Ham a potential winner by palming away a header from Michail Antonio with a superb one-handed save.
Tottenham Hotspur climbed back into third place by beating already relegated Huddersfield Town 4-0, with Lucas Moura scoring a hat-trick.
Fulham, also relegated with Huddersfield, earned their first win since January by beating Everton 2-0. The fight to avoid the last relegation spot now looks like a two-way fight between Cardiff and Brighton who play on Tuesday (Wednesday NZ time).