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22 Sunday, April 30, 2017 SPORTS Football Scores as of closing

Sunderland English : relegated, Vardy makes

Leicester safe West Brom 0 Leicester 1 Crystal Palace 0 Burnley 2 Southampton 0 Hull 0 Stoke 0 West Ham 0 Sunderland 0 1 Leicester City’s English striker Jamie Vardy English Championship:

London saved by Hull goalkeeper thing that have brought us inside-right channel. avid Moyes’s sorry Eldin Jakupovic. down.” After an arduous season Sunderland were Ask if he will remain in Victory effectively secured for Leicester, last season’s Drelegated from the Premier his post, Moyes replied: “To Bournemouth’s safety, fairytale champions have League after a 1-0 home think about it and talk about catapulting Eddie Howe’s side now reached the 40-point defeat by Bournemouth at the it now is just too quick. up the table to 10th place, 10 mark that usually guarantees Stadium of Light yesterday. “They’re questions for a points above the relegation survival. Allied to Hull City’s 0-0 week or two down the line. zone. “I want Jamie Vardy draw at Southampton, the I’m not sure it’s for now. Hull’s draw at Southampton to finish on a high,” said result left Sunderland 13 I’d like to make sure we left Marco Silva’s side three Leicester manager Craig points adrift of safety with get Sunderland back in the points clear of danger, ahead Shakespeare, whose side sit only 12 points to play for this Premier League.” of third-bottom Swansea 11th. “He’s scored quite a few season. Sunderland have been in City’s trip to Manchester of late and I want that to “I’m really disappointed,” the Premier League since United on Sunday. continue.” said Sunderland manager 2007, but their return to the With Stoke City and Burnley also took a giant Moyes. second-tier Championship West Ham United also stride towards safety after Josh King scored the goal has long appeared only a drawing 0-0, the only other their first away league win of Barnsley 1 Burton 1 that condemned Sunderland matter of time. goal in the four afternoon the season, a 2-0 success at Birmingham 2 Huddersfield 0 to the Championship, They have been in the games came in outgoing Crystal Palace, left them on Blackburn 1 Aston Villa 0 converting a pass from Ryan relegation zone since champions Leicester City’s 39 points. Brighton 0 Bristol City 1 Fraser after a sweeping September and have not 1-0 victory at West Bromwich Leaders Chelsea travel to Derby 3 Wolves 1 counter-attack in the 88th moved off the foot of the table Albion. Everton on Sunday looking to Fulham 1 Brentford 1 minute. since January. Jamie Vardy settled the preserve their four-point lead Ipswich 0 Sheff Wed 1 Southampton had a chance “The league table never game in the 43rd minute, over second-place Tottenham Leeds 3 Norwich 3 to give Sunderland a stay of lies,” said Sunderland captain rifling home his 15th goal Hotspur, who host Arsenal in Preston 1 Rotherham 1 execution, but Dusan Tadic’s John O’Shea. “Performances of the season from Shinji the last north London derby QPR 2 Nottm Forest 0 stoppage-time penalty was and results are the obvious Okazaki’s pass down the at White Hart Lane. (AFP) Reading 1 Wigan 0 Brighton loss keeps race alive London country club secured their and Wigan striker Nick Powell third-bottom Blackburn’s Birmingham’s Che Adams Steven Naismith’s strike and righton missed out on place in the division. squandered several chances unbeaten run to five games and sent off in the first half, but Nelson Oliveira’s double. the chance to win English Brighton now lead Newcastle to stop his team falling into they are behind Nottingham Grounds’ second goal of the Chris Wood, Kyle Bartley Bfootball’s second-tier title by just a single point. the third tier one year after Forest only on . season could not have come at and Pablo Hernandez all scored after a shock loss to Bristol Wigan were relegated after promotion. Forest were beaten 2-0 by a better time. as Leeds hit back, but their City yesterday as Wigan a 1-0 defeat at Reading while While Wigan go down, QPR as Conor Washington Birmingham secured only vastly inferior goal difference were relegated from the Blackburn improved their third-placed Reading are and Joel Lynch scored early in their third win in 24 league means Fulham are certain to Championship. chances of staying up with a looking up after securing their the second half at Loftus Road. games when Gardner converted take the final play-off berth. Both Brighton and Newcastle 1-0 win against Aston Villa. spot in the play-offs. Forest, who are at home to a penalty in the 75th minute. Fulham drew 1-1 at west were already assured of playing Graham Barrow’s Wigan -- At Ewood Park, Danny Ipswich next weekend, will Redknapp’s side are two London rivals Brentford, with in the Premier League next in the Premier League just four Graham’s goal was enough to go down if they fail to match points above the relegation Tom Cairney’s opener for season after securing the two years ago -- needed a victory take Blackburn’s relegation Blackburn’s result at Brentford. zone and their future will be the visitors cancelled out by automatic promotion spots. and other results to go their fight to the final day of the Jonathan Grounds and decided on the last day of the Nico Yennaris. A year after But the race between them way to avoid a quick return season. Craig Gardner kept 10-man season at Bristol City. losing in the play-off final for the title will go right to to League One, but they were Having missed a sitter on Birmingham’s hopes alive Leeds’ play-off hopes were against Hull, fourth-placed the last day of the regular unable to complete their part the stroke of half time, Graham with crucial goals in a 2-0 win all but ended by a 3-3 draw Sheffield Wednesday are back season after Bristol City’s Josh of the equation. made up for it with a 54th over fifth placed Huddersfield with Norwich at Elland Road. in the hunt for promotion after Brownhill scored the only Reading striker Yann minute finish.A first home win at St Andrew’s. Caretaker The hosts were three down sealing their top six spot with a goalLewis of Hamiltona game where the west Kermorgant netted early on in almost two months stretched manager saw after 44 minutes thanks to 1-0 win at Ipswich.