Premier League: Liverpool slump to fifth-straight defeat at Anfield; lose 0-1 to Chelsea
Football | March 05, 2021 6:24 ISTLiverpool’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea on Thursday continued a staggering run of home form over the past six weeks.
Liverpool’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea on Thursday continued a staggering run of home form over the past six weeks.
Liverpool halted a run of four defeats in the Premier League as it ended a miserable February with a 2-0 win over last-place Sheffield United.
José Agostinho Becker, who was 57, drowned after going for a swim on Wednesday on his property in the southern city of Lavras do Sul.
Richarlison scored after three minutes and Gylfi Sigurdsson netted a late penalty to give Everton a 2-0 victory in the Premier League.
Klopp conceded that his team would not be retaining the Premier League after a 3-1 loss to Leicester on Saturday
Fourth-place Liverpool dropped six points behind Leicester, which climbed above Manchester United into second place, in the race for Champions League qualification.
Klopp's side appears a faded force preparing to relinquish the title, highly possibly to Manchester City after being beaten 4-1 by the leaders on Sunday.
Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies were identified by the English champion as stop-gap measures for the injury-hit defence for the second half of the season.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hasn’t felt the need to bring in reinforcements at center back after the loss of Virgil van Dijk, in October, and Joe Gomez, in November, to long-term knee injuries.
Salah’s sublime, second-half double set Liverpool on its way to a 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday, which backed up a victory by the same scoreline at Tottenham on Thursday.
Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane netted as Liverpool ended a five-game winless run in a league it dominated so resoundingly last season.
Bruno Fernandes bent in a free kick in the 78th minute to send United into the fifth round with a 3-2 victory.
It was Burnley's first win at Liverpool since 1974 and it leaves Jürgen Klopp's side six points behind leader Manchester United halfway through its title defense.
Liverpool, which had a makeshift defense due to injuries, stayed three points behind United, which is chasing its first title since 2013.
The third-round game was in doubt after Villa reported “a large number” of players and staff returned positive tests following routine testing on Monday.
Danny Ings, a former Liverpool player, scored in the second minute to lead Southampton to a 1-0 win over the defending champions
“Big Sam” — as he is widely known — pulled off another masterstroke Sunday, guiding likely relegation contender West Bromwich Albion to a 1-1 draw at Liverpool as the champions dropped points at home for the first time in their Premier League title defense.
So far Liverpool's only loss of its title defense remains the 7-2 thrashing by Aston Villa in early October.
The Premier League's top scorer was unusually benched — by coincidence or not — hours after an interview was published in which he flirted with a move to Spain and grumbled about not captaining the English champions.
Roberto Firmino's header in the 90th minute secured Liverpool a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday.
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