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West Ham United must avoid the trap of looking ahead to their Europa League quarterfinal when they host an Everton side in a Premier League relegation scrap ...

Meanwhile, the Hammers have a renewed home defensive focus. Everton is in a weird spot. And the Toffees have conceded multiple goals in every league away trip this season.

Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's football news.Yesterday, Brentford shocked the Premier League with a 4-1 win at Chelsea, ...

Stick with us for all the latest from the football world. Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's football news. Liverpool and Manchester City continued their title ding dong with wins, beating Watford and Burnley 2-0 respectively.

Liverpool take on Watford as Jurgen Klopp's side look to go top of the Premier League. A victory would see Liverpool move two points ahead of Manchester ...

Will Jurgen Klopp's side go top of the table or will Watford spring a surprise? Jurgen Klopp's side ran out 5-0 winners when these sides met at Vicarage Road earlier in the season, but they won't be taking anything for granted as It looks as if Gomez will be at right-back today as Alexander-Arnold is only on the bench. Watford then create a chance themselves, with the ball falling to Sarr, whose effort goes over. Watford have made it difficult for Jurgen Klopp's team at times, but as things stand Liverpool will be going top of the league. Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez and Curtis Jones all start as Liverpool make four changes from their last Premier League game. Liverpool certainly have had things their own way and Kamara is working hard as he looks to stop Salah from making a major impact. Following the subsequent corner Cucho Hernandez requires treatment following a clash of heads. Watford then miss an excellent chance, with Sarr playing in Joao Pedro, who drags his effort wide. It's expected that Salah will be replaced soon, with Sadio Mane poised to enter the fray. 65 mins: Fabinho plays a neat pass in towards Salah, whose effort goes just over. 82 mins: Jurgen Klopp looks a little concerned, with victory still not secure for his side.

Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham are all in with a chance of Champions League qualification - but how will the top six finish?

Arsenal hold all the aces, having climbed to fourth while still having a game in hand, but their record of beating the biggest teams is poor and they still have Chelsea and Manchester United to face, not to mention West Ham. No-one is catching the top three of City, Liverpool and Chelsea. They are streets ahead of the rest in terms of quality. With City and Liverpool occupying the first two places, I fully expect Chelsea to cement third spot and Arsenal to win the race for that coveted fourth Champions League slot. Arsenal still have a wobble in them - and Antonio Conte is capable of driving even an erratic Tottenham team into fourth. They have no distractions, nice fixtures, points in the bag and games in hand. Tottenham should clinch fourth spot, with United, Arsenal and the Hammers taking the Europa League places. Mikel Arteta has done a superb job to get the Gunners to improve on eighth place last season and got a lot of big calls right like offloading Pierre Emerick Aubameyang. They also have a three-point advantage and at least one game in hand on chasing Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham. The likes of Wolves, Villa, Leicester etc have left themselves too much to do and time is running out. And I’m going for West Ham to surprise everyone by nicking fourth place, because they also have a fixture list that can help them ambush the sides above them. And Arsenal look in better shape than Spurs for that fourth spot. It is much tighter for the lesser continental cups with five points splitting Wolves in eighth and Spurs in fifth.

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The Reds will hope for a relatively comfortable lunchtime in front of their own fans, given they travel to Benfica on Tuesday before a trip to Etihad Stadium next weekend. Watford, meanwhile, are out to go level on points with 17th-place Everton in their fight for survival. First place in the Premier League will be Liverpool’s if they can avoid defeat at home to relegation-battling Watford in today’s early kick-off.

Football365 - Did we only do this arbitrary feature because of how comically far ahead Liverpool are of everyone else? Yes.

There are only six players with 12 or more goals in the Premier League this season, and three of them are at the same club. If the general trend is for lots of players scoring some goals being more useful than one or two scoring lots of goals, Liverpool make a compelling case for ‘lots of players scoring lots of goals’ and frankly the other teams are foolish not to have tried it. The 45 scored by Salah, Jota and Mane alone is one more than Arsenal in total and at least three more than any side outside the top seven has managed. The £100m man Romelu Lukaku doesn’t even make this top three, while five of top scorer Mount’s goals have come against Norwich and Watford with a couple more against Everton and Leeds. The other was against West Ham, which is fair enough. Languishing in mid-table here but flying in a different feature about teams with the most number of players who have three or more Premier League goals this season. They’ve lost their last four games with just a single goal scored and still have to play six of the top eight in their nine remaining games. Bergwijn’s injury-time nonsense at Leicester gets him the nod for us ahead of January signing Dejan Kulusevski, while the use of “injury-time” and “January signing” both serve to highlight the paucity of Lucas Moura’s Premier League output this season. We fully expect Sterling, Mahrez and De Bruyne to end the season with a perfectly even split of goals. Harry Kane is the only Englishman with more Premier League goals than Toney, and even then just barely. But Wolves’ season has been built on stinginess at the back rather than the free flow of goals at the other end. Clearly now a far better side than they were with relegation worries now but a distant memory, but their sheer dreadfulness for much of the campaign lives on in these numbers. The first misleading entry on the list with Wolves currently eighth in the league and likely to remain there at worst given a 10-point cushion over their nearest pursuers.

But first — club football! This is your open thread for Saturday's matches, which is anchored by the early game between Liverpool and Watford and ends with ...

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But as Liverpool prepare to face Watford on Saturday in a 12.30pm kick off at Anfield, I quick look back at similar-timed matches this season shows that, in ...

Such a record should instil confidence for the visit of the relegation-threatened Hornets on Saturday, but a glance back at the horrors of last season shows how different things were for Liverpool in the world of the mid-day kick off 12 months ago. Jota had given the Reds a second half lead but in the 93rd minute, Albion were awarded a penalty thanks to the intervention of VAR again, with Pascal Gross making no mistake from the spot. READ MORE: Barcelona face carnage behind Mohamed Salah transfer reality as Liverpool move on But as Liverpool prepare to face Watford on Saturday in a 12.30pm kick off at Anfield, I quick look back at similar-timed matches this season shows that, in stark contrast to last season, the Reds have not let an unwanted kick-off time get in the way of a good result. If the rout of Palace in the December gave Kopites a break from the midday blues momentarily then they would return with interest on February 13, when Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City inflicted defeat on Klopp's side at the King Power Stadium. A fine Salah strike gave Liverpool the lead as late as the 67th minute, but it was all downhill from there. The Reds next early kick-off arrived on October 16, with a trip to Vicarage Road. Now under the guidance of Roy Hodgson, Watford will be hoping that there will be no repeat on Saturday of the 5-0 mauling that they were subjected to in the reverse fixture. The Reds notched an emphatic 7-0 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in a 12.30pm kick-off on December 19, but that was as good as things got.

European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be ...

After a brief hiatus for World Cup qualifiers, the Premier League roars back this weekend with a full slate of matches and there are two underdogs at decent ...

Wolverhampton’s modest success is due in large part to a stingy defense that has the fourth-best defensive record in the Premier League this season. In addition to their home form, the Eagles have also showed a penchant for being giant-killers. Arsenal have been playing strong stuff since the holidays, but Palace won’t be a straight-forward fixture for the Gunners and the Eagles have already shown to be a banana skin for plenty of the big fish in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool take on Watford as Jurgen Klopp's side look to go top of the Premier League. A victory would see Liverpool move two points ahead of Manchester ...

Will Jurgen Klopp's side go top of the table or will Watford spring a surprise? Jurgen Klopp's side ran out 5-0 winners when these sides met at Vicarage Road earlier in the season, but they won't be taking anything for granted as It looks as if Gomez will be at right-back today as Alexander-Arnold is only on the bench. Watford have made it difficult for Jurgen Klopp's team at times, but as things stand Liverpool will be going top of the league. Watford then create a chance themselves, with the ball falling to Sarr, whose effort goes over. Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Joe Gomez and Curtis Jones all start as Liverpool make four changes from their last Premier League game. Liverpool certainly have had things their own way and Kamara is working hard as he looks to stop Salah from making a major impact. Following the subsequent corner Cucho Hernandez requires treatment following a clash of heads. It's expected that Salah will be replaced soon, with Sadio Mane poised to enter the fray. Watford then miss an excellent chance, with Sarr playing in Joao Pedro, who drags his effort wide. 65 mins: Fabinho plays a neat pass in towards Salah, whose effort goes just over. 82 mins: Jurgen Klopp looks a little concerned, with victory still not secure for his side.

Liverpool are tracking down Manchester City at the top of the table, trailing them ...

International football has once again been moved to the backburner until the end of the campaign, with plenty of battles still to be fought on the English ...

Liverpool moved top of the Premier League for the first time this year as Diogo Jota's header and a late Fabinho penalty saw off Watford 2-0.

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool moved top of the Premier League for the first time this year as Diogo Jota's header and a late Fabinho penalty saw off Watford 2-0. Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool moved top of the Premier League for the first time this year as Diogo Jota's header and a late Fabinho penalty saw off Watford 2-0. Diogo Jota scored his 20th goal of the season for Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool kept the heat on Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating relegation-threatened Watford 2-0 on ...

That comes between two matches against Benfica in the Champions League quarterfinals. Jota darted across the face of the six-yard box and glanced in a header from a right-wing cross by Joe Gomez in the 22nd minute at Anfield. The ball immediately got transferred forward by Liverpool and Gomez, starting ahead of Trent Alexander-Arnold at right back, curled in a pinpoint cross for Jota, who got ahead of goalkeeper Ben Foster to find the net.

Best Bet #2 – Manchester United/Leicester City Over 3 Goals (-115). Much like Leeds United and Southampton, these teams don't like playing much defense. History ...

This season, it has scored 34 goals on 39.5 expected and a good chunk of that discrepancy has come at home. The duality with this play exciting me is that United’s attack has played very well at home while Leicester has struggled to defend on the road. Further, it hasn’t held a top-half opponent to fewer than two goals away from home this season. Given it notched 2.3 xG in the reverse fixture against Leeds, expect another strong performance from the Saints. Goals should come quite easily for the Peacocks, especially considering how bad Southampton’s defense has played away from home. As a result, I’m expecting goals in this fixture.

Mohamed Salah failed to bolster his lead atop the Premier League scoring charts when Liverpool beat Watford in the lunchtime kick-off.

Live updates from the five 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League, including Chelsea vs. Brentford and Burnley vs. Manchester City.

How to watch and odds · Date: Saturday, Apr 2 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET · Location: Old Trafford -- Manchester, England · TV: USA | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free) ...

Rangnick will need to find a way to cope with this as Matic can't play every game. After Portugal qualified for the World Cup behind performances from Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, and Cristiano Ronaldo, they'll want to translate that to the Premier League as United risks falling out of Champions League contention. Pick: Manchester United 2, Leicester City 1

Two clubs on opposite ends of the EPL standings meet in the marquee match on Sunday in North London.

(AP Photo/Jon Super)APIn the English Premier League, a good chunk to clubs are trying to move their way up into the top-four with just a couple months left in the season, while another bunch are trying to avoid relegation and stay in the top division. On Sunday, a pair of such teams do battle in North London, as Tottenham Hotspur hosts Newcastle United. After a rather mediocre start to the season, the Spurs are right in the thick of the race for the top-four of the tables, the four spots that qualify clubs for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Coming into the weekend, Tottenham is just three points back of fourth-place Arsenal, and eight behind third-place Chelsea. Tottenham went 3-1 last month, with a 3-2 loss to Manchester United the lone mark on their record, and have won five of their last seven matches.Further down the standings sits Newcastle United. While the Magpies are not quite on the edge of relegation as they might have been earlier this season, their 14th-place standing might be a little too close for comfort for some supporters. Coming into April, they are nine points of Watford, who sit in the first relegation spot in the EPL. Despite going on a nine-match unbeaten streak that carried from January into March. losses in back-to-back contests have made things a little uneasy for Newcastle.The first time these two squads met back in mid-October, Newcastle battled hard, but it was the Spurs who came away victorious in a 3-2 decision at St. James’ Park.Check out the Premier League tables and results here Newcastle United - English Premier League (4/3/22) MichiganChevron that denotes content that can open up. How to Watch, Start Time, PreviewTottenham's Son Heung-min, 2nd left, controls the ball during an English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England, Sunday Oct. 17, 2021.

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In-form Leicester star is among most-bought players as he has 10 matches in final seven Gameweeks.

Four of Brentford’s final seven matches score only two in the FDR, giving their budget-friendly players the chance to reward managers over the run-in. Ivan Toney (£6.7m) has been their top performer in that run, his assist on Saturday taking his tally to 36 points in the last four Gameweeks. Five of their final eight matches score only two in the FDR, with De Bruyne shaping up to be a major player for Fantasy managers in the next few Gameweeks. De Bruyne has now claimed four of his top six scores this season in his last eight appearances, highlighting his form ahead of Man City’s kind run-in. Seven of those matches score only two in the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), pointing to more success for Maddison. The Leicester City playmaker supplied the assist for Kelechi Iheanacho’s (£7.0m) goal in a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.

A 2-0 win at Anfield turned up title race pressure on Manchester City.

Primarily a centre-back who can play on the right, the 24-year-old, who due to the form of a defence which has conceded just seven Premier League goals at home has been limited to only 15 appearances, picked his spot. His stand-in Joe Gomez, making only his second Premier League start of the season, produced a cross of which his England team-mate would have been proud, whipped in to the near post in a space between centre-half and right-back. Only team-mate Mohamed Salah (20) has scored more in the top flight than the Portugal international’s 14, which secured a 10th successive home win for only the ninth time in the club’s history.

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League table after a brief hiatus with a 2-0 victory at Burnley.

23 - Man City are the only side yet to drop a single point from a winning position in the Premier League this season, winning all 23 games in which they’ve led. The home side set up with a 4-5-1 formation in a bid to frustrate us. It's a busy week - first we'll think about Atletico Madrid and then after that we’ll think about Liverpool." "The goal after five minutes was important but we still had to play 85 more. The pitch was difficult because the grass was so high but we adapted. This is why we’ve fought for the last 10, 11 months. Our second was equally as impressive and Sterling was again the architect. The win means City go back to the top of the Premier League table after a brief period in second. City were playing with a swagger, enjoying long periods of keep-ball. In the 2nd half they pushed more, they went 4-4-2 and they were more aggressive. Burnley were struggling to cope. No side has ever gone through an entire Premier League campaign without dropping points when ahead before.

Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of Manchester United taking on Leicester City in the Premier League.Leicester beat United 4-2 back in October, ...

Maddison swings in a pitch-perfect pass onto the head of Iheanacho, who's diving header beats David De Gea in the United goal.Leicester have lost the ball twice in quick succession after working it into good positions around the United box.A second change for the hosts as Marcus Rashford replaces McTominay.The Manchester United captain gets an applause from the Old Trafford faithful for his quick footwork.McTominay goes into the bookTelles replaced Shaw - who picked up a knock - at half-time.The visitors work the ball well but Justin's driven cross is cut out before it can reach Iheanacho.We are back underway at Old Trafford.Leicester did not have a single shot on target in the opening 45 minutes. Fofana produces a terrific header from Maddison's cross and the ball seems to be heading into the top corner, but De Gea gets a strong hand to keep it out.Iheanacho gets in behind the United defence and has only De Gea to beat. Fred chips the ball into Fernandes, who's first-time shot is saved by Schmeichel, but Fred carries on his run and is there to smash the rebound in.A first substitution for the visitors, as Daniel Amartey replaces a wincing Evans in his first game back from injury.The visitors take a deserved lead! A slow half in Manchester, with both sides lacking real quality going forward.s Fernandes had the best chance of the 45, with Schmeichel making a great save to deny the Portuguese international. Iheanacho plays a cute ball to Maddison who beats De Gea at his near post with an emphatic strike.Pogba makes way for Nemanja Matic to shore up the midfield.The Foxes should be back in front! Man United vs Leicester live updates: Fred strike cancels out Iheanacho opener in Premier League gameWelcome to The Athletic's live coverage of Manchester United taking on Leicester City in the Premier League. Leicester beat United 4-2 back in October, an impressive result for Brendan Rodgers' side.They come into this game having beaten Brentford 2-1 in their last league match, while United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.Talisman Cristiano Ronaldo misses out due to illness, with Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw replacing Alex Telles and the aforementioned Ronaldo.Two changes for the Foxes, with defensive duo Jonny Evans and Wesley Fofana returning to the side from injury.The game will be shown on Sky Sports in the UK.USA Network will broadcast the match in the US.The match kicks off at 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm ET / 9.30am PT.Rodgers is edging closer to his first-choice Leicester defenceThere is an-field VAR review on Maddison's goal after Iheanacho appeared to foul Varane in the build-up.Leicester re-take the lead!

Minute-by-minute report: Liverpool were forced to battle but Diogo Jota's header and Fabinho's late penalty saw off a determined Watford at Anfield.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United was dealt a further setback in its bid to secure Champions League qualification for ...

Sitting in sixth place, United is four points adrift of fourth-placed Arsenal, which occupies the final Champions League qualification spot. Arsenal also has two games in hand, the first of which comes at Crystal Palace on Monday. United looks increasingly unlikely to salvage a place in the Champions League from the wreckage of a season in which the team is already out of every cup competition.

The Toffees won't have much of a break after that. On Sunday April 24th, they will travel to Anfield for a highly-anticipated Merseyside Derby, then games ...

"I think Everton are the worst run club in the country, probably one the worst run in Europe," he said. In fact, Jamie Carragher believes Everton are the worst run club in the Premier League, and maybe even the whole of Europe. Can he turn in around with this tough set of fixtures?

Manchester United and Leicester shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford after a potential winner from the visitors' James Maddison was ruled out by ...

Ten minutes into the second half and on came Rashford, off went McTominay, and United had a natural spearhead but, now, United undid themselves. If the Frenchman can often bemuse, there was only clarity regarding Maguire and the support offered the beleaguered defender from the United fans, after he endured boos on England duty. “We knew this morning Cristiano could not play and decided to start Paul Pogba,” said the interim manager. Rangnick wanted the last two and a half weeks since United’s previous action – being dumped out of the Champions League by Atlético Madrid - to be a “reset” for the term’s final nine games. In the end we are not happy with the result but the second half was OK.” The second half was better, we were struggling to find rhythm in the first half, possibly because of the international break.

A potential title decider away to City next weekend falls in between both legs of a Champions League quarter-final against Benfica before another meeting ...

A potential title decider away to City next weekend falls in between both legs of a Champions League quarter-final against Benfica before another meeting with City in the FA Cup semi-finals. A potential title decider away to City next weekend falls in between both legs of a Champions League quarter-final against Benfica before another meeting with City in the FA Cup semi-finals. A potential title decider away to City next weekend falls in between both legs of a Champions League quarter-final against Benfica before another meeting with City in the FA Cup semi-finals.

LEEDS, England (AP) — James Ward-Prowse has David Beckham in his sights. The Southampton midfielder produced more free kick magic to earn his team a 1-1 ...

Southampton lost its previous three league games before a thumping home FA Cup loss to Manchester City before the international break, and will be happier than Leeds with a point. Jack Harrison gave Leeds the lead in the 29th, bundling home from close range after Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster failed to gather Raphinha's cross from the right. The Southampton midfielder produced more free kick magic to earn his team a 1-1 draw at Leeds in the English Premier League on Saturday and halt its four-game losing run.

Tottenham Hotspur put five past Newcastle United on Sunday to become the highest scoring Premier League team in 2022.

Tottenham have bagged 30 goals in 13 EPL games in 2022. SEE ALSO: Tottenham And Arsenal Set For Rescheduled Derby Date In May Tottenham have momentum behind them as they look to beat Arsenal to fourth place and a spot in next season's Champions League.

Two goalscoring midfielders saw Manchester City reclaim their place at the summit of the Premier League table with a comfortable victory at Turf Moor.

Electric in the first half, assisting the first goal with a clever cutback and picking out Gundogan brilliantly for the second after making a good run to get into space. Had very, very little to do and couldn't be held accountable for the offside Burnley goal. Kevin De Bruyne struck sweetly into the top corner after just five minutes to give Pep Guardiola's side the lead, after which the result never really felt in jeopardy.

Horror mix-up humiliates 'toothless' Man Utd as title race heats up — EPL Wrap.

Yoane Wissa scored late to complete the rout. The ball broke for Fernandes after the visitors failed to clear their lines properly. It is our job and duty to do our best to finish on the best possible note.” This week can decide a lot about how May will be. But two goals from Vitaly Janelt and a first Premier League goal for Eriksen since his return to the English top-flight in a 10-minute spell turned the match on its head. “A big two months (ahead) hopefully. City and Liverpool are locked in a thrilling shootout at the top of the English top flight, with just eight matches remaining of the season. But it was the visitors who took the lead in the 63rd minute when a United attack broke down and Maddison attacked down the left. Leicester continued to look the more dangerous side and had the ball in the net with 10 minutes to go when Maddison finished at the back post. But the goal was overturned for a foul by Iheanacho on Raphael Varane. United piled on the pressure late on but could not find a winner. Minutes later Leicester had a chance to take the lead but Iheanacho failed to control the ball on the edge of the area and ended up skewing his shot wide. United looked sharper in the early stages of the second half but midfielder Scott McTominay was lucky to stay on the pitch after a nasty-looking challenge on James Maddison.

Sterling was again the provider in the 25th minute when he found space down the right to cut the ball back for Ilkay Gundogan to wrongfoot Burnley keeper Nick ...

Brighton had 30 shots in the game, but managed to get just four on target. Brighton and Norwich drew 0-0 with a result that ends both sides' six-game losing streaks, but which will make neither of the two sides happy. Kelechi Iheanacho fired Leicester ahead in the 63rd minute, but Fred leveled for United three minutes later.

Since emerging as a late substitute in the 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United, Eriksen has led Brentford to three wins in four matches, including triumphs over ...

The west London side needs a positive result at home in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Real Madrid to keep the season - and the narrative - from spiraling out of control. Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he was often stuck in a double pivot and unable to showcase his talents. It's a concern, especially with defenders Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger likely to leave in the summer. Not including the 1994-95 campaign when, as a teenager, he made four league appearances, Beckham needed just eight full seasons to procure his 18 tallies. Before watching their team capitulate in the second half, a number of Chelsea supporters protested the Ricketts family's bid to take over the club, citing patriarch Joe Ricketts' history of discriminatory behavior toward Muslims as a nonstarter. If only we could say the same about his many underperforming teammates. "I'd love to meet him one day and have a coffee and a chat and just pick his brains," the Southampton captain added. Pep Guardiola's side regained the lead with a routine victory over Burnley later in the day, but the threat to its reign became clear ahead of next weekend's season-defining clash at home to Liverpool. They're deserving of a place, too: Frank's side has played an aggressive style of football while compiling an impressive 5-2-9 record against teams currently in the top 10. "I think it speaks a lot about his quality." No one knew if Eriksen could recover from cardiac arrest, let alone play at such a high standard again, but he's answered both questions unequivocally over the last month of action. Jota's header gave Liverpool a slender 1-0 lead that came under threat on multiple occasions and kept the nerves jangling at Anfield.

City and Liverpool are locked in a thrilling shootout at the top of the English top flight, with just eight matches remaining of the season.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Yoane Wissa scored late to complete the rout. The boys created a top-class basis and now we have to use it." City and Liverpool are locked in a thrilling shootout at the top of the English top flight, with just eight matches remaining of the season. City and Liverpool are locked in a thrilling shootout at the top of the English top flight, with just eight matches remaining of the season. City and Liverpool are locked in a thrilling shootout at the top of the English top flight, with just eight matches remaining of the season.

Just one point separates top ranked Manchester City from Liverprool, with just eight more games to go this season.

Yoane Wissa scored late to complete the rout. This week can decide a lot about how May will be. Liverpool had to wait until a minute from time to get the two-goal cushion they desired when Kucka wrestled Jota to the ground from a corner. But there was a nervousness around Anfield as the visitors refused to wilt and they even had a glorious chance to equalise in the second period. City and Liverpool are locked in a thrilling shootout at the top of the English top flight, with just eight matches remaining of the season, and just a point between them. The home side needed Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker to be at his best to keep out Juraj Kucka before Jota nipped in ahead of Ben Foster to head in his 20th goal of the season midway through the first half.

James Ward-Prowse also showed he can bend it like David Beckham to close on the former England captain's free-kick record.

Tottenham broke into the top four with a 5-1 victory over Newcastle and are finding form at the right time to secure a Champions League spot. The crunch contest comes with the Toffees four points above the Clarets having both played 28 games. City completed a routine 2-0 win at Turf Moor and will head into the Etihad Stadium clash one point ahead of Liverpool with eight games left.