EPL: Liverpool Top League as Everton Draw Nearer to Arsenal
By Oladunjoye Opeyemi
Liverpool climbed to the top of the English Premier League, as Everton continued to snap at the heels of the top four on a good day for Merseyside as both red and blue sides of the city celebrated victories.
The reds returned to the top for the first time since Christmas with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, who hardly posed a challenge. The last four teams who occupied that position on December 25 went on to win the title but, after back-to-back defeats immediately dropped them to fifth by the turn of the year, questions were asked about the Reds’ credentials.
As has been so often the case this season, especially at home, Liverpool had an explosive start. Just 100 seconds into the game, the reds went ahead with a slick move which ended with Younes Kaboul putting into his own net.
The rout was completed by Luis Suarez -who is now the Liverppol player with the highest goal tally in an EPL season with 29 goals, eclipsing Robbie Fowler’s 28-, Coutinho and Henderson.
Everton meanwhile scored three second-half goals at Craven Cottage that nudged Fulham closer to relegation with a 3-1 win. Only four points separate Everton from fourth-placed Arsenal – the rivals meet at Goodison next Sunday – with the Toffees also benefiting from having a game in hand.
The result leaves Fulham rooted to the foot of the table, five points adrift of safety and with just six games to secure a 14th successive season in the top flight.