New Telegraph 
…as heavy snow stops Burnley/Tottenham tie
Manchester City beat West Ham at a wintery Etihad Stadium to regain second place in the Premier League.
Ilkay Gundogan tapped in Riyad Mahrez’s deflected cross in the 33rd minute and Fernandinho added a second in the 90th, seemingly ending in the contest, reports the BBC.
The visitors’ Manuel Lanzini smashed a spectacular strike in off the post in the 95th minute but it proved to be the final kick of the game.
The win takes Pep Guardiola’s City level on points with leaders Chelsea.
West Ham remain fourth despite the defeat, while Chelsea can reinstate their three-point lead at the top by beating Manchester United at 16:30 GMT.
At the King Power Stadium, Jamie Vardy scored twice as Leicester beat Watford in a hugely entertaining match to ruin Claudio Ranieri’s return.
Ranieri was in the opponents’ dugout for the first time since guiding the Foxes to the 2015-16 Premier League title and received a great reception from the home fans.
But in a chaotic and thrilling game played in blizzard conditions, his current side played a big part in their own downfall.
There looked to be no danger when Jonny Evans launched a free-kick forward, but William Ekong ducked under the ball and that allowed James Maddison to fire the 16th-minute opener past Daniel Bachmann.
Watford were gifted a chance to equalise in the 30th minute when Wilfred Ndidi clumsily chopped down Emmanuel Dennis and Joshua King fired his penalty into the top corner.
But the hosts retook the lead four minutes later with an unmarked Vardy glancing a header in from Maddison’s corner. The pair combined again just before half-time with Vardy lifting a fine finish for his second and Leicester’s third goal.
Dennis then dispossessed Timothy Castagne and calmly finished to make it 3-2 in the 61st minute, but the hosts quickly restored their two-goal advantage when Harvey Barnes set up Ademola Lookman for a close-range tap-in.
The victory takes Leicester up from 13th into ninth, while Watford remain 16th, four points above the relegation zone.
And Brentford ended a five-match wait for a Premier League win with a home victory over Everton which extended the struggling Toffees’ own winless run to seven games.
Ivan Toney coolly slotted in a 24th-minute penalty, awarded after Andros Townsend’s high challenge on Frank Onyeka was reviewed by referee Darren England on the pitch-side monitor.
The goal ignited a largely uneventful start to a meeting between the two clubs rooted to the bottom of the Premier League’s form table.
Salomon Rondon was denied an immediate equaliser by Bees goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez at close range and Abdoulaye Doucoure produced a superb tackle to thwart Vitaly Janelt at the other end moments later.
Everton dominated following half-time but Rondon – replacing the suspended Richarlison in attack – saw an attempt blocked and Iwobi shot straight at Fernandez as the visitors chased an equaliser to no avail.
The hosts climb to 12th in the table after surviving intense late pressure at the Brentford Community Stadium – above Rafael Benitez’s side, who slip to 14th.
Meanwhile, Burnley’s Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor was postponed 50 minutes before kick-off because of heavy snow.
The game was due to start at 14:00 GMT but despite attempts to make the pitch playable it was called off at 13:10.
Referee Peter Bankes said: “They worked as hard as they could but within 10 minutes the pitch was covered again.”
Burnley manager Sean Dyche added: “It fell that quickly and heavily – it’s still quite strong now.”
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte said: “There is a bit of disappointment because we were ready to play but at the same time I think the Premier League has made the right decision to save the situation for the players and fans.
“In these conditions it is not football. I want to have fun. In this situation it is impossible and there is a serious risk for the players.”
RESULTS
• Brentford 1 – 0 Everton
• Burnley P – P Tottenham
*Match postponed – Weather
• Leicester 4 – 2 Watford
• Man City 2 – 1 West Ham
