Overview
- Liverpool, which beat Everton 2-1 on Sunday, climbed to fifth and opened a seven-point cushion over sixth-place Chelsea with five matches left.
- Mohamed Salah scored the opener in the first Merseyside derby at Everton’s new Hill Dickinson Stadium in what AFP and Reuters described as his final derby before a planned summer exit.
- Giorgi Mamardashvili left on a stretcher after Everton’s equaliser and Freddie Woodman finished in goal, adding a fresh injury concern for Arne Slot’s run-in.
- Aston Villa edged Sunderland 4-3 with a stoppage-time winner to tighten their hold on a Champions League place and stay three points ahead of Liverpool.
- Nottingham Forest stormed back to beat Burnley 4-1 as Morgan Gibbs-White hit a 15-minute hat-trick, moving Forest five points clear of the relegation zone.