Tottenham misses chance to overtake Villa

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LONDON, April 3: (AP): Tottenham missed the chance to overtake Aston Villa in the race for Champions League qualification after settling for a 1-1 draw at West Ham in the Premier League.
Brennan Johnson had given fifth-place Spurs an ideal start at London Stadium, but that was canceled out by Kurt Zouma’s leveler in the 19th.

West Ham could have even gone on to win if Michail Antonio had been more ruthless with a second-half chance.
The forward raced through on goal after an hour, but with only Guglielmo Vicario to beat, he fired straight at the Spurs goalkeeper.

Spurs knew a big enough win would have seen it overtake fourth-place Villa on goal difference. And that looked like a possibility when the visitors raced into an early lead after Timo Werner burst past Vladimir Coufal and played in Johnson to convert from close range. The result left Tottenham two points behind Villa, having played the same number of games.

After 23 games without a goal, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was a picture of calm as he fired home an 88th-minute penalty that could be crucial to Everton’s hopes of Premier League survival.
The England striker stepped off the bench in the second half at St James’ Park with his relegation-fighting team trailing 1-0 to a dominant Newcastle.

With Nottingham Forest on its way to a 3-1 win against Fulham, Everton desperately needed something to stay ahead of the Midlands club, which is also in a battle to avoid the drop.
Calvert-Lewin’s last goal was on Oct. 29 against West Ham – but, with the pressure on and time running down, he was willing to take responsibility from the spot and salvaged a 1-1 draw that kept 16th-place Everton one point ahead of Forest in 17th.

Even after Calvert-Lewin’s rescue act, Everton is still without a league win in 2024.
It is four points clear of Luton in 18th, but having already been handed a six-point deduction this season for breaching the league’s financial rules, it could face more punishment for further breaches.
All Dyche can do is concentrate on turning things around on the field.

Nottingham Forest moved three points clear of the drop zone with the win over Fulham.
Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood, and Morgan Gibbs-White fired Forest into a 3-0 halftime lead. Tosin Adarabioyo pulled one back for Fulham after the break.

Second from bottom Burnley is unbeaten in four after a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton but Forest’s win saw it slip six points adrift of safety.
Crystal Palace could still be dragged into a survival fight after a 1-0 loss to Bournemouth extended its winless run to four games.
Justin Kluivert scored the only goal of the game in the 79th to move Bournemouth up to 11th.
Palace is on 30 points – eight clear of the relegation zone.

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