Liverpool lengthen Premier League result in 16 factors
League leaders Liverpool secured a 3-1 victory towards bottom-placed Southampton, with Mohamed is wrong changing two penalties, whereas Nottingham Forest achieved a major 1-0 conquer Manchester Metropolis to spice up their Champions League aspirations.
Liverpool prolonged their benefit on the summit to 16 factors, regardless of an underwhelming first-half show. Following their profitable 1-0 Champions League win towards Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot chosen three totally different gamers however was pressured to make three substitutions at half-time to revitalise his crew.
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Regardless of Southampton amassing merely 9 factors from 28 fixtures this season, they stunned Anfield when Will Smallbone scored simply earlier than the break. A miscommunication between Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk allowed Smallbone to faucet into an empty internet.
Slot responded by introducing Harvey Elliott, Alexis MacAllister, and Andy Robertson after the interval, which resulted in two targets inside three minutes earlier than the hour mark. Darwin Nunez equalised with a well-taken end from Luis Diaz’s supply, earlier than Salah transformed a penalty after Nunez was fouled within the field. The Egyptian striker sealed the win with one other spot-kick two minutes earlier than full-time, bringing his season’s objective tally to 32.
Arsenal, in second place, have two matches in hand over the leaders, beginning with Sunday’s away fixture at Manchester United. Liverpool seem destined to safe their second league championship in 35 years.
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest opened a four-point hole over third-placed Metropolis after Callum Hudson-Odoi’s late winner on the Metropolis Floor. The previous Chelsea winger beat Ederson with seven minutes remaining, courtesy of Morgan Gibbs-White’s help, sparking celebrations as Forest defeated the English champions for the primary time since 1997.
The 2-time European champions haven’t performed within the continent’s elite membership competitors since 1980 however are edging nearer to qualification. A top-five end could also be sufficient as a result of English groups’ sturdy European performances this season.
Metropolis stay in fourth place, susceptible after struggling their ninth league defeat of the marketing campaign. Pep Guardiola’s facet now face the prospect of being overtaken by Chelsea, who host struggling Leicester on Sunday.
Crystal Palace overcame Jean-Philippe Mateta’s critical ear damage to defeat Ipswich 1-0, courtesy of Ismaila Sarr’s strike. Palace have now gained 9 of their final eleven matches throughout all competitions, climbing to eleventh place.
Brighton additionally enhanced their Champions League prospects as Joao Pedro’s dramatic 98th-minute penalty secured a 2-1 win towards Fulham. Raul Jimenez’s excellent opener had given Fulham the lead earlier than Jean Paul van Hecke equalised earlier than half-time. Pedro’s late heroics lifted Brighton to sixth, only one level behind Metropolis in fourth.
