There were four games in the bottom half of the table in the Premier League on Tuesday, when Ipswich Town hosted Crystal Palace and West Ham visited Leicester City.
The Foxes were competing for the first time under new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, a former Premier League top scorer with Manchester United who had an interim spell in charge at Old Trafford last month.
Ipswich began the evening third-bottom and on a run of two draws at home, level on points with 17th-placed Leicester and Palace immediately above them.
Here’s what happened in the Premier League results today, including scorers, highlights and where each team ended up in the standings.
Jean-Philippe Mateta opens the scoring for @CPFC against Ipswich! 🦅🔥#PLonPrime #IPSCRY pic.twitter.com/jXJ5T3yYmq
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Ipswich vs Palace: Mateta makes difference
Palace took advantage of a poor display from their opponents to move three points clear of the bottom three and leave The Tractor Boys second-bottom after 14 games.
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first away goal of the season decided the encounter, producing fine footwork and a clinical finish for the 59th-minute winner.
Forward Mateta should have doubled Palace’s lead but was denied by an impressive Aro Muric save, while Ipswich struck a post late on through Jacob Greaves’ header.
Palace have now lost one of their last seven matches in all competitions, while Ipswich are still seeking a second league victory of the campaign.
Leicester vs West Ham: Vardy goal opens scoring
Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester tenure had a terrific start when Jamie Vardy struck the opener against West Ham after two minutes at King Power Stadium.
Jamie Vardy is ruled ONSIDE and Leicester have an opener!#PLonPrime #LEIWHU pic.twitter.com/ph5R6MqfmE
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Vardy charged onto Bilal El Khannouss’s low pass beyond the visiting defence on the left, entered the penalty area and slotted in, with the goal ruled onside following a Video Assistant Referee check.
West Ham produced 20 shots during the first half and had a goal disallowed after the break but fell 2-0 behind when El Khannouss rolled a precise low finish past Lukasz Fabianski from Kasey McAteer’s pass.
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Victory would move Leicester four points clear of the relegation zone, while the Hammers faced the prospect of two consecutive defeats and a third loss in five games.
