Liverpool closed a one-point gap over Premier League leaders Manchester City as the quadruple chaser put Everton in relegation trouble with a 2-0 win while Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 on Sunday. Lowered your top four concerns. Jurgen Klopp’s side had to work hard to break through Everton’s stubborn resistance in a horrific Merseyside derby at Anfield. They couldn’t get a shot on target until Scotland defender Andrew RobertSon scored with a header in the second half.
Divock Origi’s late strike ensured that Liverpool kept the pressure on Champion City, who beat Watford 5-1 on Saturday to advance four points at the top.
With five games left for both Liverpool and City, the title race looks destined to go down on the wire.
Liverpool, looking to become the first English club to win all four major trophies in a season, are now focused on the first leg of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final against Villarreal.
Everton have lost eight games in a row for the first time since 1948 and are in serious danger of relegation for the championship.
Frank LampardThe men were thrown into the relegation zone by Burnley’s 1–0 win against Wolves earlier in the day.
They sit two points behind Burnley with a game in hand as they try to avoid playing at second level for the first time since 1954.
Liverpool and Everton started with a margin of 47 points, the biggest ever difference between the two sides when facing each other in the league.
With Kopp taunted with chants of “going down” from Liverpool fans, Everton were deep-seated to disappoint the Reds.
Lampard’s cautious gameplan almost paid off when Abdoulaye Doukouré sprinted for a shot on Richarlison’s pass, which whistled wide of the far post.
The turning point came when Klopp sent off Belgian striker Origi in the second half.
In the 62nd minute, Oriji combined with Mohamed SalahiWhich crossed the away post for Robertson to lead to his second goal this season.
Origi, a regular scorer against Everton, scored a second goal in the 85th minute with a near-header as Liverpool registered 12 victories in their last 13 league matches.
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At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea looked set for more anger on home turf when thatRiginho’s penalty saved Lukasz Fabiansky,
but Christian Pulisic came off the bench to inspire third-placed Chelsea to push through a top-four finish to seven points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham in a battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Wednesday’s 4-2 loss to Arsenal saw Chelsea suffer three consecutive defeats at Bridge for the first time since 1993, sparking fears they could drop out of the top four.
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Dawson was initially booked before leaving after a VAR investigation, but West Ham avoided further punishment because jorginhoK’s weak spot kick was easily saved by Fabianski.
Pulisic saved Jorginho from blushing in the 90th minute when the United States forward meet Marcos AlonsoCross with a clinical low finish from 10 yards.
“It feels like a big step forward. We have a couple of games. It was necessary and I’m happy. That’s the atmosphere in the dressing room,” said Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.
“After the previous results and how they were made in our stadium, we still deserved a little luck.”
Burnley raised their bid for a remarkable escape act as they finished in 17th place. Matej VyadraVout Weghorst cross on Turf Moor in the 62nd minute.
Since the abrupt sacking of Sean Diess after 10 years in charge, Burnley’s caretaker boss Mike Jackson has taken seven points from three games to revive his hopes of defeating the Drop.
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