Saturday football: Premier League reaction

Summary

Burnley relegated despite victory
Villa, Leicester & Stoke also win
Struggling Newcastle hold West Brom
FT: Everton 0-2 Sunderland

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance and Marc Higginson

'To suggest Chelsea are boring is nonsense'published at 16:06 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Kevin Kilbane
BBC Final Score
"To suggest Chelsea have been boring this season is absolutely nonsense. Diego Costa has given them a different dimension going forward and he has freed up the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard. To suggest Chelsea have been boring is disrespectful."
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CLOSE!published at 16:06 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
A Newcastle defeat would change the scene at the bottom once more and Craig Gardner is mighty close to putting West Brom back ahead. He ghosts in at the far post to meet a clip from the left but scuffs his shot into the side-netting.
Postpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
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West Ham's Nene has a pop from range and the ball goes over the bar. Close but no cigar.
Follow your teampublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
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Aston Villa v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Hull v Burnley (15:00 BST)
Leicester v Southampton (15:00 BST)
Newcastle v West Brom (15:00 BST)
Stoke v Tottenham (15:00 BST)
Crystal Palace v Man Utd (17:30 BST)
CLOSE!published at 16:04 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Close! Great effort from Ashley Barnes who hooks on an overhead kick and the bounce carries the ball wide of the far post. Burnley going down fighting.
Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Kick-off delayed at Stoke because of an uninvited pitch invader. He is swiftly dealt with and we can get this game back on.
KICK-OFFpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Just getting up and running again around the country. What more twists and turns await us?
Postpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Kevin Kilbane
BBC Final Score
"There has been a local media ban at times this season, and some times with national papers. There is not togetherness between Newcastle United and the local media and that causes problem for the club.
"Any negativity around the team is going to be magnified 10-fold. I would like to see that relationship become more united and the club work closer with the media.
"Mike Ashley is running the club as a business and there is a lot of contentment to stay in the mid-table. There's not a lot of sympathy for Newcastle outside of the area from the football world."
Postpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Bad news for Burnley fans - more bad news that is. As it stands, even a win today would not be enough to avoid relegation for another week. Results are not going your way.
Text us on 81111published at 15:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Lawrie, Cambuslang: Typical of Sunderland's season. Two wins on the trot and the way things are going we'll still be in the bottom three with Arsenal and Chelsea away to come. We're doomed I tell you.
Head up Lawrie, head up...
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Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer
"Newcastle United's fans will be feeling a whole lot better as they go in level. The mood lifted around the ground with Ayoze Perez's leveller but those same supporters will spend the second half living on their nerves unless Newcastle can sort out how to defend West Brom's set pieces."
Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Paul Cate: Villa have gone from having one of the worst managers in the league to one of the best.
Postpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
A big half-time team talk for Steve Bruce then at the KC. A goal, any goal will do. If the Tigers win today they will be out of the bottom three.
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Player reactionpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Ipswich defender Christophe Berra on Twitter:, external Unbelievable atmosphere today from all you Blues! Portman Road was rocking. All to play for next week
HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
'No leaders at Newcastle'published at 15:51 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Former Newcastle left-back Olivier Bernard told Sportsworld on BBC World Service: "You need your main players to take the lead and there's no leader at Newcastle.
"That's the problem, that's what we've seen in recent weeks. We've got two or three names but I don't think they're natural leaders."
Player reactionpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Norwich City striker Cameron Jerome on Twitter:, external Not a bad result overall away from home always going to be a cagey game. Lads stood up strong roll on next week.
The second leg of the Championship play-off semi-final is at Carrow Road next Saturday.
Postpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
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Postpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Still playing at Leicester after a lengthy early injury stoppage. The Foxes have had an amazing run of late and it looks like continuing.
Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson BBC Radio 5 live
"It's not great but in fairness to Newcastle they have got themselves back in the game. They started the game like strangers but they have got a little better.
"Tony Pulis will not be happy, letting Newcastle back into this game. His team have given the ball away so often.
"If Newcastle can get Moussa Sissoko into this game more then they have a chance of taking the points."