The 244th Merseyside derby was “painted” blue. Everton beat Liverpool 2-0 to take the most decisive step towards staying in the Premier League.
At the same time, however, he also managed a strong “blow” to Jurgen Klopp’s team, which saw its hopes of winning the title diminish dramatically. With four games to go, the “reds” are three points behind Arsenal, while they have one more than Manchester City. But Guardiola’s champions “owe” two matches, therefore they have the first say.
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVERTON-LIVERPOOL MATCH
From the rest of the matches, that of “Old Trafford” stood out. There, it was confirmed that this year’s Manchester United is capable of facing serious problems from any team. Tonight, it was almost… suffered by the tailed and doomed Sheffield United, but “turned around” the match to 4-2 after 60′.
In “Molino”, Bournemouth prevailed 1-0 against Wolves as they endured with one less player for about 20 minutes (Milos Kerkez sent off in the 74th minute), while Crystal Palace endangered the European dream of Newcastle, whom they defeated 1-0 in London.
Detailed results of the 29th matchday:
Burnley-Bradford 2-1
(10′ pen. Larsen, 62′ Fofana – 83′ Ager)
Luton-Nottingham Forest 1-1
(89′ Berry – 34′ Wood)
Fulham-Tottenham 3-0
(42′, 61′ Rodrigo Muniz, 49′ Lukic)
West Ham-Aston Villa 1-1
(29′ Mihail Antonio – 79′ Zaniolo)
Arsenal-Chelsea 5-0
(4′ Trossard, 52′, 70′ White, 57′, 65′ Havertz)
Wolves-Bournemouth 0-1
(37’Semenio)
Crystal Palace-Newcastle 2-0
(55′, 88′ Mateta)
Everton-Liverpool 2-0
(27′ Branthwaite, 58′ Calvert Lewin)
Manchester United – Sheffield United. 4-2
(42′ Maguire, 61′ penalty, 81′ Bruno Fernandes, 85′ Hoyland – 35′ Bogle, 50′ Breton Dias)
Brighton-Manchester City 25/04
THE STANDING (in 34 games)
Arsenal 77
Liverpool 74
Manchester City 73 -32
Aston Villa 66
Tottenham 60 -32h.
Manchester City 53 -33
Newcastle 50 -33h.
West Ham 48
Chelsea 47 -32
Bournemouth 45
Brighton 44 -32
Wolves 43
Fulham 42
Crystal Palace 39
35 Bradford
Everton 33
Nottingham Forest 26
25 Luton
Burnley 23
Sheffield Utd. 16
* Everton have -6 points, while they have been punished by the court of first instance and with a new deduction of 2 points.
** Nottingham Forest have been penalized in the first instance with the deduction of 4 points.
