In the other meeting of the day, Chelsea made short work of West Ham (5-0) to come back to two points from sixth place, currently held by Newcastle and synonymous with Europe next season.
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Too far from the title promised to Arsenal (1st, 83 pts) or Manchester City (2nd, 82 pts), already qualified for the 2024-2025 Champions League, Liverpool (3rd, 78 pts) still put on a show, two weeks before Klopp’s “der” at Anfield Road.
Mohamed Salah, angry with his coach last weekend at West Ham, launched the hostilities (16th, 1-0), Andy Robertson (45th, 2-0) and Cody Gakpo extended the party (50th, 3-0 ), before a missile in the top corner from Harvey Elliott (59th, 4-0).
The defense guided by Virgil van Dijk and Jarell Quansah, again preferred to Ibrahima Konaté, however then took on water under the blows of Richarlison (72nd, 4-1) and Heung-Min Son (77th, 4-2).
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Tottenham suffered their fourth defeat in a row in the league, after setbacks against Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea, a bad series which relegated the Londoners to seven points behind Aston Villa (4th, 67 pts).
The “Spurs” certainly have a late match to play, on May 14, but it will be against the three-time defending champion Manchester City.
Aston Villa were no better on Sunday at Brighton, where they only had one shot on target, that of Moussa Diaby in the sixth minute.
They took the tide against the much more enterprising “Seagulls” but long frustrated by the success of Robin Olsen, the understudy of the injured Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
The 34-year-old Swede got the better of Pascal Gross (45th+4) and Joao Pedro (63rd), saved by VAR on a goal from Gross (68th), offside. He even stopped a penalty from Joao Pedro , but the Brazilian striker followed well and scored with a header (87th, 1-0).
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Chelsea look towards Europe
The “Blues” delighted their supporters at Stamford Bridge with five goals scored, none conceded, and a rise to seventh place, two points behind Newcastle (6th, 56 pts).
Qualification in the Europa Conference League, or even the Europa League, is no longer a sweet dream for Mauricio Pochettino’s men after a long disappointing season.
“We must maintain this dynamic and continue to believe in it,” reacted the Argentine coach to Sky Sports. “It’s step by step, but the most important thing is the mentality.”
His team started their match with a bang, with three goals in the first thirty-six minutes, and put the turbo back on after the break with a goal from Nicolas Jackson (48th, 4-0), then credited with a double (80th, 5-0).
The offensive festival was launched by the young chief pyrotechnician, Cole Palmer (15th, 1-0), scorer of his 21st goal of the season in the Premier League, on the eve of his 22nd birthday.
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Chelsea have three matches left to consolidate their European objective, against Nottingham Forest, Brighton (delayed match) and Bournemouth.
The Londoners will also be able to count on the reinforcement of Christopher Nkunku, who entered in the 77th minute on Sunday, more than two months after his last appearance, on February 25 in the League Cup final.
