West Ham Wins 2-0 at Burnley in Relegation Battle

West Ham United secured a vital 2-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday, edging closer to Premier League safety while intensifying the pressure on the struggling hosts and their manager, Scott Parker.

The match, a key relegation battle kicked off at 3 p.m. GMT, saw Crysencio Summerville open the scoring in the 13th minute with his fifth goal in as many games. The Dutch winger latched onto a through ball from Matheus Fernandes and chipped it over goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. Thirteen minutes later, Taty Castellanos doubled the lead with a header from El Hadji Malick Diouf's cross, capitalizing on Summerville's initial flick-on. West Ham, who had won just once in their previous 10 away league games, dominated early with their first two shots on target proving decisive.

Burnley, winless in their last 16 league matches and 11 points from 17th-placed Nottingham Forest, offered little resistance in a flat first half. They managed their first shot on target only in the 32nd minute, when Florentino Luis's effort deflected into substitute goalkeeper Mads Hermansen's hands. A curling attempt from Marcus Edwards sailed just wide, but the home side failed to test West Ham's defense...