Wednesday Night Arsenal has proven that Liverpool's ambition for clinching the Premier League title has been derailed in the hotly contested match between Liverpool and Everton at Goodison Park. Arsenal drew the match 2-0 in favor of Everton, hence spooking Liverpool off five points clear of the league champions.
Just four games are left in the season with 74 points on table, three points behind Arsenal. Together with two games remaining, City faces Brighton on Thursday, and they currently lead Liverpool by just one point.
Deservedly, Everton emerged victorious in the match, leaving Liverpool eight points clear of the lower five teams. Jarrad Branthwaite initiated their second goal from the counter-attack with just 20 minutes into the first half to take the scores to 2-0 in favor of Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin took the second goal for Everton after maneuvering past the defense that was on their backside, leaving the match at 2-0 in favor of Everton.
This makes it the second time Everton has won Liverpool in the last 27 derbies.
On the other hand, resilient Manchester United had a tight 4-2 win over Sheffield United in the last home tie. They have also managed to rise to sixth position with the second goal from Fernandes. This comes to be the ninth minute from the clock at Old Trafford. Newcastle United lost in their pursuit of efforts to keep on with the team of Erik ten Hag. Crystal Palace drew another 2-0 victory from a roaring start of 1-0. It was the form man under Oliver Glasner. The second goal came with two minutes remaining, and it was from the second half. Newcastle United lost in their pursuit of efforts, and they are now trailing Manchester United by three points.
Finally, in the last fixture of Wednesday's action, Antoine Semenyo's solitary goal secured a 1-0 victory for Bournemouth against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The visitors had a tense finish after Milos Kerkez was sent off in the 79th minute.
Arsenal returned to the top on Tuesday with a 5-0 routing of a demoralized Chelsea team. This result added to the speculation about whether Mauricio Pochettino will keep his job after their recent FA Cup defeat to Manchester City, leaving them without a trophy this season.
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