James Ward-Prowse stoppage time penalty earns Southampton comeback draw towards Tottenham

A controversial stoppage-time penalty transformed by James Ward-Prowse earned backside membership Southampton a 3-3 draw at residence to Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League after the guests had led by two targets on Saturday.

Goals by Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic appeared to have sealed the factors for fourth-placed Tottenham within the second half however Southampton produced a tremendous restoration from 3-1 down.

Theo Walcott gave them a lifeline with a close-range end within the 77th minute shortly after Perisic’s volley appeared to have sealed a significant three factors for Tottenham of their bid to complete the season within the prime 4.

FULL-TIME Southampton 3-3 Spurs

A back-and-forth encounter sees Southampton save some extent late on#SOUTOT pic.twitter.com/sCR5hsjAB5

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Then within the ninetieth minute Tottenham substitute Pape Sarr was adjudged to have fouled Ainsley Maitland-Niles as he tried to clear the a bouncing ball.

After an extended VAR test, Ward-Prowse delivered his spot kick excessive into the highest nook past former Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster.

Tottenham stay in fourth place with 49 factors from 28 video games however Newcastle United, in fifth, are solely two factors adrift with two video games in hand.

Southampton stay backside with 23 factors.

Leeds out of relegation zone with 4-2 win over Wolves

Leeds United earned a significant three factors of their battle for Premier League survival with an entertaining 4-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, to make sure they head into the worldwide break above the relegation zone.

Jack Harrison smashed residence the opener for Leeds from close to the penalty spot within the sixth minute after being picked out by Italian teenager Wilfried Gnonto’s pinpoint cross.

Luke Ayling doubled the lead from a nook early within the second half and Leeds substitute Rasmus Kristensen added a 3rd simply after the hour mark from a good angle after outmuscling Wolves defender Jonny.

FULL-TIME Wolves 2-4 Leeds

A giant win for the guests sees them rise out of the relegation zone#WOLLEE pic.twitter.com/OtwSfm2ufM

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Jonny pulled a objective again for Wolves three minutes later, curling residence into an empty internet from simply contained in the Leeds half after their goalkeeper Illan Meslier left his penalty space to move the ball clear and located himself stranded.

Matheus Cunha lower the deficit additional with a deflected shot within the 73rd minute and Wolves pushed exhausting for an equaliser earlier than Jonny was proven a purple card for a studs-up problem on Ayling that left the Leeds fullback writhing in agony.

The sending off within the 84th minute took the wind out of Wolves’ sails and substitute Rodrigo chipped Sa to attain Leeds’ fourth within the seventh minute of damage time, regardless of referee Michael Salisbury being requested by VAR to test for a foul within the build-up.

Leeds, who began the day second-bottom within the desk, climbed 5 locations to 14th after registering simply their sixth league win of the season and second since supervisor Javi Gracia took over on the finish of February. Wolves stayed in thirteenth place.

Villa ease previous Bournemouth with 3-0 win

Aston Villa beat Bournemouth 3-0 within the Premier League on Saturday to maneuver provisionally into the highest half of the desk due to targets from Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey and Emiliano Buendia.

The outcome allowed Villa to leapfrog Chelsea into tenth place with 38 factors forward of the London aspect’s match towards Everton. Bournemouth stay within the relegation zone in nineteenth with 24 factors.

Villa made the best begin seven minutes into the competition when Leon Bailey pounced on a unfastened ball within the field, beat his marker out vast and lower the ball again for an unmarked Luiz to faucet residence from shut vary.

FULL-TIME Aston Villa 3-0 AFC Bournemouth

Douglas Luis, Jacob Ramsey and Emiliano Buendia rating targets to safe all three factors for the hosts#AVLBOU pic.twitter.com/yPonu88GMQ

— Premier League (@premierleague) March 18, 2023

At the opposite finish, Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez got here to Villa’s rescue when he palmed away Philip Billing’s free kick that appeared destined for the highest nook, with the World Cup winner flying to his left to disclaim the Danish midfielder.

There was applause from each side when David Brooks got here on for the primary time since October 2021 after recovering from most cancers, nevertheless it was the Villa followers who remained on their ft a minute later as Ramsey scored.

Villa sealed the three factors on a nook kick when Tyrone Mings nodded the ball into the six-yard field the place Buendia headed residence from shut vary.