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03/14 12:08 CDT American-owned Burnley held to draw and running out of games to
avoid relegation from Premier League
American-owned Burnley held to draw and running out of games to avoid
relegation from Premier League
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Burnley is running out of time and hope in the Premier League.
A 0-0 home draw with Bournemouth on Saturday left next-to-last Burnley --- one
of the many U.S.-owned teams in England's top division --- eight points from
safety with just eight games remaining this season and facing an immediate
return to the Championship.
Burnley has won just four of its 30 league games.
Sunderland, another promoted team, appears to be safe from relegation but is
limping toward the end of the season after a third straight home loss -- this
time to Brighton 1-0.
The only goal was a bizarre one, with Yankuba Minteh's mis-hit cross from the
byline somehow squeezing in at the near post in the 58th minute at the Stadium
of Light.
Sunderland hadn't lost at home until a defeat to Liverpool on Feb. 11. Since
then, it has lost to Fulham and now Brighton.
Title race
Later, the focus switches to the title race as first-place Arsenal hosts
Everton before second-place Manchester City --- seven points back --- visits
West Ham. Chelsea also plays, at home to Newcastle.
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