Overtaken in all areas of the game by Brighton more and more attractive, Liverpool have been severely beaten (3-0) and can begin to worry about their chances of playing the Champions League next year.
With 28 points in 18 days, the Reds slipped to 8th place, overtaken by their hosts of the day. They are 10 points behind Newcastle and 4th place which offers the last ticket for the C1.
The other matches of the afternoon concerned rather the bottom of the table and could have an important weight in the fight for the maintenance. After having offered City in the middle of the week, Southampton chained a third success in a row, in all competitions, by winning 2-1 at Everton, who had nevertheless opened the scoring.
Still the red lantern, the Saints joined the number of points (15) the Toffees (19th) and West Ham (18th), beaten (1-0) by Wolverhampton (16th, 17 pts). Suffice to say that the fate of Everton coach Frank Lampard, although publicly supported by the club owner this week, and David Moyes, on the Hammers bench, is clearly in the balance.
From Leeds, 14th to Southampton, seven teams stand in two points and the good operation of the day was made by Nottingham Forest, winner of Leicester (2-0) and which climbs to 13th place with 5 lengths ahead of the Red zone.
