Burnley and QPR slide to brink of relegation in English Premier League
Aston Villa and Leicester both boost their chances of avoiding the drop
Burnley and Queens Park Rangers were both left on the verge of relegation from the English Premier League following an eventful day at the foot of the table on Saturday.
Bottom club Burnley, promoted last season, lost 1-0 at West Ham United, who prevailed through a 24th-minute Mark Noble penalty after visiting defender Michael Duff had been sent off for a foul on Cheikhou Kouyate.
The way the team operate, they will give everything and we will continue to do that
Burnley manager Sean Dyche said Duff’s dismissal had “ruined” the game and left Burnley with an “absolute mountain” to climb.
“The way the team operate, they will give everything and we will continue to do that.”
Dyche’s side are now eight points adrift of safety with only nine points still to play for and QPR are only a point better off following a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool.
Liverpool took a 19th-minute lead through Philippe Coutinho. Leroy Fer equalised with a volley from a Joey Barton corner in the 73rd minute, before Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard saw a penalty saved by former England colleague Rob Green.
But the momentum swung back in the hosts’ favour when Nedum Onuoha was sent off for a second bookable offence and Gerrard atoned for his penalty blunder by heading home an 87th-minute winner.