Sunday Football Review

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Leicester make late point


A review of Sunday's action in the Barclays Premier League. . (April 17 2016, 18:09)


Leonardo Ulloa scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of injury-time to earn 10-man Leicester a dramatic 2-2 draw with West Ham.

The Foxes' title hopes looked set to be hit by two West Ham goals in the last 10 minutes as Andy Carroll's penalty (84) and Aaron Cresswell's cracking strike (86) turned Sunday's Premier League clash on its head.

Jamie Vardy's first-half strike had given Leicester the lead but he was sent off for a second yellow card on 56 minutes after being penalised for diving.


The title favourites showed character to get a draw, with Ulloa snatching a point from the penalty spot, after Carroll was adjudged to have fouled Jeff Schlupp.

Barclays Prem

Leicester 2 - 2 West Ham
B'mouth 1 - 2 Liverpool
Arsenal 1 - 1 C Palace

Barclays Prem Results

Claudio Ranieri's men remain top of the league and eight points clear of second-placed Tottenham, who have the chance to close the gap to five points with victory at Stoke on Monday Night Football.

Yannick Bolasie's late equaliser saw Crystal Palace take a point from Arsenal to prevent the Gunners from moving back into third place in the Premier League.

Barclays Prem

1 Leicester 73
2 Tottenham 65
3 Man City 60
4 Arsenal 60
5 Man Utd 56
6 West Ham 53
7 So'ton 51
8 Liverpool 51
9 Stoke 47
10 Chelsea 44
11 Everton 41
12 Watford 41
13 B'mouth 41
14 W Brom 40
15 Swansea 40
16 C Palace 39
17 Norwich 31
18 S'land 30
19 Newcastle 28
20 A Villa 16

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A largely forgettable afternoon ended with drama as Bolasie arrowed in a shot which should have been dealt with by the recalled Petr Cech, cancelling out Alexis Sanchez's opener on the stroke of half-time.

The 1-1 draw sees Arsene Wenger's men draw level on points with Manchester City, but they remain fourth due to an inferior goal difference.

Roberto Firmino and Daniel Sturridge struck as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 2-1.

Firmino gave Liverpool the lead in the 41st minute at the Vitality Stadium, and Sturridge doubled their advantage a few minutes later.

Josh King then pulled one back in second-half stoppage time for the Cherries, but it was too little too late for Eddie Howe's men.

Until that point it was a comfortable afternoon's work for Liverpool, as they climbed above Southampton into seventh in the Premier League table.