Premier League: Liverpool close the gap when Manchester City let Everton fall into relegation danger

Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to one point as the quarter-finalist pushed Everton deeper into relegation with a 2-0 win, while Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 to ease top 4 worries on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s army had to work very hard to break the stubborn resistance of Everton in the bittersweet Merseyside derby at Anfield. They couldn’t muster a shot on target until Scotland defender Andrew Robertson scored with a header in the second half.

Divock Origi’s late strike ensured Liverpool kept pressure on champions Man City, who crushed Watford 5-1 on Saturday to take four points at the top of the table.

With five games left for both Liverpool and Man City, the title race looks like it’s about to come to a head.

Liverpool, trying to become the first English club to win all four major trophies in a single season, now turn their attention to Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Villarreal.

Everton have lost eight straight away games for the first time since 1948 and are in danger of being relegated to the Championship heavyweights.

Frank LampardTheir men were pushed down into the relegation zone following Burnley’s 1-0 win over Wolves earlier in the day.

They are two points behind Burnley with a game in hand as they try to avoid playing in the second division for the first time since 1954.

Liverpool and Everton started with a gap of 47 points, the largest gap ever between the two teams when facing each other in the rankings.

Taunted by chants of “going down” from Liverpool fans on The Kop, Everton sat deep in an attempt to frustrate the Red Devils.

Lampard’s cautious plan of play almost paid off when Abdoulaye Doucoure sped past Richarlison’s cross to narrowly miss the post.

The turning point came when Klopp brought on Belgian striker Origi in the second half.

62 minutes, Origi combined with Mohamed Salahwho passed long to Robertson’s header to score his second of the season.

Origi, a regular scorer against Everton, scored his second with a header from close range in the 85th minute as Liverpool clinched 12 wins in their last 13 league games.

– Pulisic comes to the rescue –
At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea looked angrier than at home when Jorginho’s punishment was saved by Lukasz Fabianski.

But Christian Pulisic came on from the bench to inspire third-placed Chelsea, lifting them seven points above fifth-placed Tottenham in their battle for next season’s Champions League through a top finish. four.

A 4-2 defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday left Chelsea on a three-game losing streak for the first time since 1993, raising fears they could drop out of the top four.

At the 87th minute, Thiago Silva ‘href = “https://sports.ndtv.com/football/players/92007-thiago-silva-playerprofile”> Thiago Silva scores a header in the net. Romelu Lukakuremind Craig Dawson conceded a penalty when pulling a substitute.

Dawson was initially booked before being sent off after a VAR check, but West Ham avoided further punishment for JorginhoFabianski easily saved the shot into the far corner of the striker.

Pulisic ignored Jorginho’s blush in the 90th minute when the US striker met Marcos AlonsoA cross with a low shot from 10 yards.

“It feels like a giant step forward. We have some games on our hands. It’s essential and I’m happy. The atmosphere is like this in the dressing room,” said Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel. .

“We also deserve a bit of luck after the end results and the way they are made here in our stadium.”

Burnley raised their bid for a notable escape act as they moved up to 17th place thanks to Matej VydraThe goal in the 62nd minute from a cross by Wout Weghorst at Turf Moor.

Since Sean Dyche was unexpectedly sacked after 10 years at the helm, Burnley manager Mike Jackson has picked up seven points from three games to revive their hopes of beating their game.

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