with everton just three places above the relegation zone. brentford boss thomas frank called his side "incredible" after they came from behind to beat aston villa 2—1 — mads roerslev with the late winner. and leeds united ended a three—game losing run with a 3—1win over burnley. danieljames scored the third. burnley remain third from bottom, two points from safety. leicester tigers' brilliant season continues. they thrashed newcastle falcons 31—0 in rugby union's premiership. harry potter with the bonus point winning fourth try. the tigers have won all 11 of their premiership games so far. third placed harlequins won 20—17 at gloucester. danny care marked his 35th birthday by scoring one of quins' two tries. elsewhere saracens, who are second, won at northampton. england all—rounder ben stokes has backed test skipperjoe root and told reporters in sydney that he has no ambition to take on the captaincy in the future. the fourth test starts tuesday evening uk time and there's been plenty of speculation over whether root will continue in the role after the current series.