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West Ham United's Aaron Cresswell (right) celebrates scoring his teams opening goal. Daniel Hambury
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Roy Keane-less Villa scrape draw as West Ham move into fifth

Meanwhile, QPR moved off the bottom of the table at the expense of fellow-strugglers Leicester

WEST HAM LEAPFROGGED Newcastle into fifth place with a 1-0 win at Upton Park.

Newcastle had climbed into the top five on the back of five successive league victories, but they fell behind in the 56th minute when Hammers left-back Aaron Cresswell turned in Cheikhou Kouyate’s miscued shot.

The Magpies’ hopes of an equaliser were wrecked when midfielder Moussa Sissoko was sent off for earning two bookings in the space of 46 seconds in the second half.

QPR moved off the bottom of the table at the expense of fellow-strugglers Leicester, who slipped to 20th place after their 3-2 defeat at Loftus Road.

Leicester had gone 503 minutes without finding the back of the net before Esteban Cambiasso’s low finish in the fourth minute.

QPR equalised thanks to Wes Morgan’s 37th minute own goal before Dutch midfielder Leroy Fer put Harry Redknapp’s team ahead with his first goal for the club on the stroke of half-time.

Leicester’s Jeffrey Schlupp drove home a superb 67th minute equaliser, but Charlie Austin poked in the winner with 17 minutes remaining.
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Burnley rescued a 1-1 draw against relegation rivals Aston Villa at Turf Moor.

Former Chelsea star Joe Cole marked his first start since December 2013 with the 38th minute opener for Villa, who are without a win in nine games.

But Danny Ings equalised with an 87th minute penalty to add to the pressure on Villa boss Paul Lambert following the resignation of his assistant Roy Keane earlier in the week.

Swansea and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium, with Wilfried Bony’s 15th minute opener for the hosts cancelled out by a 25th minute penalty from Australia midfielder Mile Jedinak.

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