Liverpool Bounce To Fourth Place With Big Win
20 May, 2021
Burnley 0-3 Liverpool
Liverpool moved up to fourth with a person game to follow defeating Burnley 3-0 at Turf Moor.
Roberto Firmino place the Reds in advance two minutes prior to the break along with his third target in two matches.
The lead was doubled seven minutes following the break thanks to Nathaniel Philipps, who nodded residence Sadio Mane's cross.
Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain sealed the win for the former league champions with several minutes left on the clock.
Crystal Palace 1-3 Arsenal
Arsenal kept their slender European hopes alive with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace over Wednesday evening.
Nicolas Pepe gave the Gunners the business lead on 35 moments before Christian Benteke levelled concerns on 62 minutes.
With the overall game seemingly headed for a draw, Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal on 91 mins before Pepe wrapped up the win two a few minutes later.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur's likelihood of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League took a blow after heading down 2-1 to Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs dropped Giovani Lo Celso and Gareth Bale in favour of Steven Bergwijn and Harry Winks even though Jack Grealish made his first start for Villa since February this year.
Bergwijn fired the hosts in advance in the eighth minute but his work was undone by an individual goal by Sergio Reguilon in the 20th minute and Ollie Watkins gave the site visitors a 2-1 lead right before the break.
The goals dry out in the next stanza, although Jaden Philogene-Bidance hit the content in stoppages for Villa, just after arriving on, as Dean Smith's expenses dented Spurs' Europa Group hopes.
Everton 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton kept their hopes of a European place finish alive after edging Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in the penultimate match in Goodison Park.
James Rodriguez had not been available for the Toffees because of personal injury and he was replaced by Gylfi Sigurdsson while Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio was rested, with fellow shot-stopper John Ruddy taking his place.
After a quiet initially stanza, Richarlison gradually broke the deadlock for the hosts 3 minutes from the break and that became the winner.
Newcastle United 1-0 Sheffield United
Newcastle United piled even more misery on relegated Sheffield United after edging them 1-0 in the penultimate match at St. James' Park.
Newcastle were unchanged from the medial side that narrowly shed a seven-aim thriller against champions Manchester City, with Joelinton and Allan Saint-Maximin leading the range.
Joseph Willock brought the overall game alive after breaking the deadlock for the Magpies on the stroke of half-period and David McGoldrick was unlucky never to equalise for the Blades after rattling the crossbar with 13 mins remaining.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za