Everton moved closer to Premier League survival and put a huge dent in Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge with an outstanding win at a thunderous Goodison Park. Jarrad Branthwaite’s first-half goal and a towering header from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the break gave Everton their first Merseyside derby win at home since October 2010 in a victory that could assume huge significance.
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Arsenal moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League and made a potentially significant improvement to their goal difference with a crushing victory over Chelsea at Emirates Stadium. Kai Haverts and Ben White both bagged braces after Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for the Gunners.
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Everton have been deducted two points for a second breach of Premier League financial rules. Profit and sustainability rules (PSR) permit clubs to lose £105m over three years and an independent commission found Everton breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23. They drop one place to 16th and are now two points above the relegation zone.
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Manchester United and Liverpool played out a sensational 2-2 draw at Old Trafford as Jurgen Klopp’s side missed the chance to reclaim top spot in the Premier League. Luis Diaz put Liverpool ahead in a one-sided first half during which they had 16 shots to United’s zero but Bruno Fernandes levelled in brilliant style when he pounced on Jarell Quansah’s poor pass to beat the stranded Caoimhin Kelleher from 50 yards out.
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Liverpool managerial candidate Ruben Amorim says he “can’t make any guarantees” that he will still be Sporting Lisbon boss next season. The 39-year-old is a leading contender to replace the outgoing Jurgen Klopp in the summer. Reports in Portugal today have suggested Liverpool intend to strike a deal with Amorim before the end of the season.
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