Salomon Rondon scores twice as Newcastle beat high-flying Bournemouth
Salomon Rondon netted an impressive brace for Newcastle United as they claimed consecutive wins in the Premier League for the first time since April to move a point clear of the bottom three with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
Newcastle, full of confidence following their previous victory over Watford, got off to the perfect start when Rondon opened the scoring after just seven minutes following fine build-up work from DeAndre Yedlin.
Bournemouth's Adam Smith suffered what appeared a serious injury and play had to be suspended for eight minutes while he received treatment before being carried off with suspected knee ligament damage.
Rondon grabbed his second five minutes before the break when he met Kenedy's cross and directed a powerful header past Asmir Begovic.
Bournemouth refused to lie down and made the most of eight added minutes at the end of the first half when Jefferson Lerma headed home a cross from Ryan Fraser to net his first goal for the club.
Eddie Howe's side were unfortunate not to come away with a point in the second half as Jordan Ibe fired over when clean through on goal and Dan Gosling's 84th minute effort was ruled out for offside.
Saints are just two points above the drop after narrowly avoiding relegation last year so have moved on from Reed after eight years at the head of its footballing operations
So just under fifteen minutes until kick-off when four of the weekend's games take place.
Huddersfield and West Ham clash and the Terriers were the only side the Hammers beat twice last season, but David Wagner's side got their first win of the season on Monday and will be looking to make it tough for the visitors.
Heightened emotions will be at the fore at Leicester today against Burnley for the first home game since the tragic death of their owner Vichai Srivaddhanprabha.
Newcastle picked up their maiden win of the season last time out against Watford and will be looking to build on that success against high-flying Bournemouth.
The other game sees Watford travel to a struggling Southampton.
Huddersfield nearly continue from where they left off on Monday against Fulham. Steve Mounie rises highest before Lukasz Fabianski makes a great save, before Lossl makes a fantastic save to prevent West Ham from opening the scoring.
Watford very nearly take the lead much to the dismay of the home supporters. Gerard Deulofeu manages to get a shot away and the keeper McCarthy does well to divert the ball away.
They do continue from where they left off! Alex Pritchard manages to squeeze a shot from the edge of the box past Lukasz Fabianski, with the Pole out of position as West Ham try to clear.
The Venezuelan puts Newcastle ahead with his first Premier League goal for the Magpies. DeAndre Yedlin whips in a brilliant ball from the right and Rondon finishes at the second time of asking.
No serious chances for either side here. The weather seems to be reflecting the somber mood at the King Power Stadium this afternoon, and that seems to have hindered either side from starting well so far.
Leicester do have an appeal for a penalty turned dowm though after Charlie Taylor blocks a cross from the right
A big let-off for West Ham. A cross from Philip Billing on the right loops over Lukasz Fabianski to hit the inside of the far post, before trickling all the way to graze the other post.
