Summary

  • Watch Final Score using play button

  • Cahill heads in Chelsea winner at Stoke to go 13 points clear at top

  • Walters penalty cancelled out Willian free-kick; late red card for Bardsley

  • Mahrez, Huth & Vardy for three league wins from three for Shakespeare at Leicester

  • Lanzini free-kick & Ayew for West Ham

  • Lukaku's 20th & 21st goals of season as Everton beat Hull 4-0; Huddlestone red card

  • Palace secure third straight league win; Deeney own goal beats Watford

  • Bottom club Sunderland draw 0-0 with Burnley

  • West Brom beat Arsenal 3-1 in the early game

  1. ouch!

    Postpublished at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Chelsea

    David Luiz may feel like he has just been on the receiving end of a Tony Bellew punch.

    The Brazilian jumps up in the Stoke air for a ball that has looped up, but in comes Jon Walters like a train to smash him on the side of the head.

    Bosh.

    Two-three minutes and Luiz is still on the ground.

  2. Postpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

    Sunderland, bottom of the table, not exactly showing signs that they will be in the Premier League next season.

    David Moyes' side have rarely threatened so far and it is Burnley who look very much like scoring the opening goal at the Stadium of Light today.

  3. Boxing cleverpublished at 15:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Everton 1-0 Hull

    BellewImage source, Getty Images

    Boxer and Everton fan Tony Bellow is at Goodison Park and he'll be happy with what he has seen so far. 

    Hull are struggling to get a touch of the ball and Romelu Lukaku has the ball in the back of the net but it's scratched off for offside. It was close, though.

  4. 'Schmeichel didn't have a chance'published at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    West Ham 1-2 Leicester City

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on Final Score

    Kasper Schmeichel didn't have a chance. That was just a perfect free-kick right into the top corner. 

    The technique to get it into that little bit of space is difficult to do. 

  5. Postpublished at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

    Best chance of the game so far at the Stadium of Light has gone to the visitors Burnley, but Scott Arfield swings his free-kick narrowly wide of goal.

  6. 'He needs to concentrate on his football'published at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Stoke City 0-1 Chelsea

    Chris Waddle
    Ex-England winger, BBC Radio 5 live

    I've just seen a replay of that dive from Diego Costa and it is absolutely ridiculous - it warranted that yellow card on its own. 

    He is trying to unsettle anyone in a red and white shirt but he has to concentrate on his football because at the moment he is not helping his team-mates. 

  7. goal

    Hammers hit backpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    West Ham 1-2 Leicester

    Manuel Lanzini gets West Ham right back in this game with an absolute peach of a free-kick, pinging it into the top corner from over 25 yards.

    What a game so far.

  8. goal

    GOAL - West Ham 1-2 Leicesterpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Manuel Lanzini (20 mins)

    The fightback is on?

    Lanzini goalImage source, Rex Features
  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Aviator Goalkeepers competing for poor performance of the day. 

    deldude:  That was magical from Willian. Goalkeeper caught off guard. 

    Gary Cahill celebrates Chelsea's first goalImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Chelsea

    Diego Costa's frustration boiling over at the Bet365 Stadium.

    He has been given some treatment today by firstly, Bruno Martin Indi, who dragged him to the ground in the penalty area, before Erik Pieters shoulder-barges him over into the advertising boardings.

    Costa does not like it and throws a volley - a verbal one - at the referee and is given a yellow card.

    The Spaniard then stomps away like a kid who has been told to go to his bedroom by his mummy.

  11. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    West Ham 0-2 Leicester

    It gets even worse for West Ham as Winston Reid hobbles off with just a quarter of an hour gone after stretching to reach the ball. On comes Robert Snodgrass.

    Captain off and two goals down. Surely it can only get better from here for West Ham?

    Reid offImage source, Getty Images
  12. EFL updatepublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    The first goal in the EFL's 15:00 starts went to Bristol Rovers, as Ollie Clarke scored to give the League One side a 1-0 lead over Chesterfield. Rovers are two points outside the top six as things stand.

    In the Championship, QPR have raced a 2-1 lead over bottom of the table Rotherham, with goals for Matt Smith and Luke Freeman. 

    Brentford have also gone 1-0 up away at Burton after Sergi Canos scored his first goal for the Bees since re-signing for them in January.

    Follow all the EFL updates in our live text here.

  13. Postpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Crystal Palace 0-0 Watford

    No real chances yet at Selhurst Park but Crystal Palace are in control. Wilfried Zaha in particular is looking very lively, Watford are struggling to keep him in check.

    TomkinsImage source, AFP
  14. Postpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Chelsea

  15. 'Poor goal to give away'published at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Stoke City 0-1 Chelsea

    Chris Waddle
    Ex-England winger, BBC Radio 5 live

    Oh, Lee Grant has fallen asleep there. That is a poor goal to give away. 

    Unfortunately it was a promising start by Stoke. 

  16. goal

    Willian puts Chelsea aheadpublished at 15:15 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Stoke 0-1 Chelsea

    Awful, awful goalkeeping from Lee Grant.

    Chelsea earn a free-kick on the left and Willian is over it.

    The Brazilian shapes to cross it into the box, but instead curls a low one past the wall and in at the front post.

    Grant, flat-footed, was not expecting it and cannot get to it in time as the ball sneaks in.

    WillianImage source, Getty Images
  17. goal

    GOAL - Stoke 0-1 Chelseapublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Willian (13 mins)

    League leaders ahead.

  18. Postpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Sunderland 0-0 Burnley

    A couple of early touches for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe.

    Nothing noteworthy, though you would expect him to be brimming with confidence after his return to the England national side. 

    The Burnley defenders better watch out.

    At the other end, George Boyd, in front of goal and with just the keeper to beat, has an air shot from Stephen Ward's cross.

    Maybe he needs an eye test.

    Head here if you do not understand that reference

    Hendrick and BoriniImage source, PA
  19. 'These guys are asleep'published at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    West Ham 0-2 Leicester City

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on Final Score

    They say that at the start of a game you have to work your way into it but these guys are asleep. Where was the marking?

  20. goal

    Toffees take the leadpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2017

    Everton 1-0 Hull

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin bags his first ever goal for Everton with a simple tap in after Tom Davies put it on a plate for the youngster, crossing in from the right. 

    Tough task ahead for Hull now.

    Dominic Calvert-LewinImage source, Getty Images