Liverpool’s hopes of salvaging a prime 4 end from a troublesome marketing campaign suffered a significant hit as Brighton swept to victory on the south-coast. After dominating the primary half with out making the breakthrough, Brighton deservedly took the lead within the forty seventh minute. Joel Matip carelessly surrendered possession to Alexis Mac Allister and he discovered Kaoru Mitoma, whose cross was completely weighted for the unmarked Solly March to faucet in. Liverpool had been in disarray and 6 minutes later, March crashed a advantageous end into the far nook from simply inside the realm.
Danny Welbeck wrapped up the victory, flicking March’s cross over Joe Gomez and volleying residence.
Beaten at Brentford of their earlier league sport, Liverpool are languishing in eighth place, seven factors adrift of the highest 4, and look a shadow of the group that almost received the quadruple final time period.
Liverpool’s Merseyside rivals Everton are in much more dire straits after Southampton’s 2-1 win at Goodison Park.
Everton’s board of administrators didn’t attend the sport due to a “real and credible threat to their safety”.
Everton chief government Denise Barrett-Baxendale was reportedly manhandled by a fan and had her automotive attacked after final week’s 4-1 residence defeat by Brighton.
Everton have received solely certainly one of their final 13 matches in all competitions and banners and flags calling for the board to go away had been unfurled earlier than kick-off.
Southampton fell behind within the thirty ninth minute as Amadou Onana headed residence from Demarai Gray‘s nook.
But lower than two minutes into the second half, James Ward-Prowse collected Che Adams’ knock-down on the sting of the realm and drilled Southampton’s equaliser.
Ward-Prowse inflicted better ache within the 78th minute when he whipped certainly one of his trademark free-kicks previous Jordan Pickford.
Southampton stay backside of the desk however they’re now behind second backside Everton solely on purpose distinction
West Ham fill the ultimate place within the backside three after a 1-0 defeat at Wolves that noticed the hosts transfer above the hapless Hammers.
Daniel Podence netted within the forty eighth minute to go away West Ham with no win of their final seven league video games.
Brennan Johnson struck twice as Nottingham Forest beat midlands rivals Leicester 2-0 on the City Ground.
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