Here’s what you may have missed from a seven-match day across England, including West Brom advertising for its “Behind the Badge” series (Watch Ep3 at 4:30 p.m. EDT Saturday on NBCSN) with a defeat of reeling Arsenal.
West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Arsenal -- RECAP
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Craig Dawson scored a pair of goals and Hal Robson-Kanu added another as West Bromwich Albion heaped misery on Arsenal with a fourth Premier League loss in five outings.
Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford -- RECAP
Troy Deeney headed a pinpoint effort... into his own goal as Palace gained some breathing room in the relegation battle.
Stoke City 1-2 Chelsea -- RECAP
Gary Cahill conceded the penalty that allowed Jon Walters to cancel out Willian’s opener, and then scored the winner as Chelsea moved closer to coronation.
Everton 4-0 Hull City -- RECAP
Hull was down 1-0 when it went down to 10 men, and Romelu Lukaku scored a brace in stoppage time to lead the Toffees sixth.
Sunderland 0-0 Burnley -- RECAP
The Black Cats wasted a few chances and now sit seven points back of safety.
Bournemouth 2-0 Swansea City -- RECAP
Alfie Mawson has been good of late for Swans, but saw Benik Afobe’s shot take a turn off of him and defy Lukasz Fabianski to make it 1-0. Afobe added another, and the Cherries scooped up back-to-back wins for the first time since March 2016.
West Ham United 2-3 Leicester City -- RECAP
Leicester’s heroes of 2015-16 were on point Saturday, as Riyad Mahrez, Robert Huth (!!), and Jamie Vardy all scored and Kasper Schmeichel made some key saves to make sure Manuel Lanzini and Andre Ayew’s goals were in defeat. It’s four-straight wins for the Foxes.
For more on Saturday’s action, listen to the latest 2 Robbies podcast.
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