PREMIER LEAGUE – Leicester provide Rodgers some reprieve

Brendan Rodgers can blow. Just a little. Leicester left final place within the standings after their Crystal Palace draw (0-0). Extra energetic offensively than their hosts of the day, with 5 pictures on course towards one, the Foxes nonetheless didn’t have very clear possibilities to attain. However they make the most of Wolverhampton’s slim victory within the Midlands derby towards Nottingham Forest (1-0) to depart them twentieth place on objective distinction, the 2 groups having solely 5 factors on the clock after 10 matches performed.

Though publicly supported by the membership’s administration, Rodgers and his gamers have been whistled – with out a lot conviction – by their supporters on the finish of the match, a banner even demanding that administration act shortly. The Wolves come out of the purple zone (seventeenth) however Southampton, which follows them by two lengths, should nonetheless obtain West Ham on Sunday (3:00 p.m.).

Within the different match of the afternoon, Fulham and Bournemouth have been neutralized (2-2). A draw that does nobody’s enterprise, because the two golf equipment are respectively tenth and ninth whereas Bournemouth, who led twice within the rating, might have returned to equal factors with Manchester United, fifth, if profitable. On the finish of the afternoon, Tottenham (third) will obtain Everton. In the event that they win, the Spurs will come again as much as Manchester Metropolis with 23 factors, earlier than the journey of the defending champions to Liverpool on Sunday (5:30 p.m.).