winning position

When Hope finally departed with 117, he had left the Windies in a winning position, bar an inspired knock from England, which came in the form of Livingstone's blistering innings.

Not for the first time in recent weeks, they conspired to throw away a winning position, ended up being taken to extra time, where they only avoided defeat when Victor Torp's last-gasp effort was ruled out for offside by video assistant referee Peter Bankes.

Swansea have made a habit of starting strongly, getting into a winning position and letting the nerves creep in.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his side cannot blame bad luck for their failure to see out games after they dropped more points from a winning position in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace.

Villa are the only Premier League club not to have dropped a point from a winning position this season, and, although Arsenal had the better chances after falling behind, Villa did create a few more of their own.