Summary

  • Villa had not scored away in over 10 hours

  • FT: Arsenal 3-0 West Ham (Giroud, Ramsey & Flamini)

  • FT: West Brom 1-0 Stoke (Ideye)

  • FT: Leicester 0-0 Hull, Palace 3-1 QPR

  1. Postpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    That's it from here. Remember you can follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website as Manchester City look to close the gap on leaders Chelsea. We're back on Sunday with some big games featuring Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham. Will Sunderland boss Gus Poyet still be in a job by then?

  2. Text us on 81111published at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Ross in Kent: If I were a Sunderland fan I would be wanting Sean Dyche as the club's next manager, done a brilliant job at Burnley and he's young and British. He will go on to be a top manager I'm sure!

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  3. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Hull City midfielder Tom Huddlestone:, external Two rubbish yellows today. Jamie Vardy was clever. Apologies to everyone involved. We should win games like that though.

    Tom HuddlestoneImage source, Getty Images
  4. Manager reactionpublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Leicester v HullImage source, Getty Images

    Hull manager Steve Bruce: "When you are down to 10 men it's important you don't get beat. I can understand why Tom Huddlestone got sent off. I can't remember my keeper making a save and it will probably be the last game shown on TV tonight and rightly so."

    Not sure about that, Steve. I'm hearing Burnley v Manchester City really isn't up to much....

  5. Are Leicester doomed?published at 18:22 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Chris Sutton
    Former Norwich, Blackburn and Celtic striker on Final Score

    "The effort's there, the drive, the determination, you cannot fault their attitude is good, but the players just aren't good enough."

  6. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Marco Anderson:, external Just shows what a bit of confidence and belief can do. Aston Villa have been threatening this before but never delivered until today.

    Richard Parffit:, external Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, boss at League Two leaders Burton, should be a Premier League manager in the next few years, without question.

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  7. Manager reactionpublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Leicester v HullImage source, Getty Images

    Leicester manager Nigel Pearson to BBC Sport: "A draw is probably a fair result on the balance of play. They are probably more pleased than us. I am disappointed the way we played - I've not said that many times this season.

    "I might have to change personnel when it gets to the point of players not dealing with the situation in the right way. We have a relatively fit squad. There are 10 games remaining in which we can affect what happens. I'm working hard to make sure that can happen.

    "It's a game we needed to win and in an attacking sense we weren't committed. We were a bit too safe. I'd like to have seen the ball more in the opposition half. All in all we didn't create enough."

  8. Postpublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    It's not looking good for Leicester. Now seven points from safety and seven matches without a win, with 10 games remaining including matches against Tottenham (away) and Chelsea (home).

  9. Text us on 81111published at 18:15 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Andrew, Swansea: Sunderland are a classic example of why you must tread very carefully signing discarded squad players from elite clubs. O Shea, Brown, Johnson, Bardsley etc have done nothing but let the club down year after year. Not self-motivated enough to truly care about the club they play for.

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  10. Postpublished at 18:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Chris Sutton
    Former Norwich, Blackburn and Celtic striker on Final Score

    "Arsenal were superb from start to finish, they controlled the game and on their day they are the best team in the Premier League."

  11. Manager reactionpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "It was a good performance, we were weaker at the start of the second half, but overall we kept going and created many chances. It was a convincing win and a very important one as well. That's the kind of game we want to play. When it doesn't work it is questioned but that is the game we love."

  12. Player reactionpublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Arsenal striker Olivier GiroudImage source, AFP

    Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud tells BBC Sport: "We missed a lot of chances but it's nice to get the win because we created chances so it's a good thing. We're struggling a bit with our efficiency but it's still 3-0 so we are very happy and it's a good result ahead of our Champions League game on Tuesday."

  13. Manager reactionpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Arsenal v West HamImage source, Reuters

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Tuesday's Champions League trip to Monaco: "We have a massive challenge but we will give absolutely everything to try and go through. [A poor pitch] is one of the problems, there is a lot of rain down there and when it rains, it rains. It's not absolutely fantastic but we won't have any excuses. They are favourites now but we can reverse it, we just have to make sure that the spirit, the belief and the desire is there."

  14. Postpublished at 18:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Five Premier League wins in a row for Arsenal. Not bad when you have a two-goal deficit to make up in the Champions League in the next game. The Gunners travel to Monaco looking to overturn a 3-1 first leg defeat.

  15. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Eddie: Well done Ramsey and Flamini. Monaco officially on notice for Tuesday.

  16. Manager reactionpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    West Brom v StokeImage source, Getty Images

    West Brom manager Tony Pulis tells BBC Sport: "It was a very good performance - the disappointing thing is that we didn't get a second goal. The players have been through the mill the past couple of weeks with two bad results against Villa, albeit not bad performances. This was a big win for the supporters after having to take that on the chin."

  17. Postpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    West Brom's next game? Away at Manchester City. At least they make the journey on the back of a hard-fought win.

  18. Manager reactionpublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    West Brom v StokeImage source, PA

    Stoke City manager Mark Hughes to BBC Sport: "It wasn't good enough today. We started slowly, conceded an early goal and didn't really improve. There's no point me trying to dress it up differently. West Brom coped comfortably with our threat, which was minimal. We hope today was just one of those games."

  19. Postpublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015

    Stoke's defeat against West Brom means Swansea City can climb above them into eighth spot in the table if they defeat Liverpool on Monday.