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Liverpool close gap on Man City after Everton win, Chelsea scrape past West Ham

LONDON: Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to one point as the quadruple chasers pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble with a 2-0 win, while Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 to ease their top four anxiety on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side had to work hard to break Everton's stubborn resistance in a fractious Merseyside derby at Anfield. They couldn't muster a shot on target until Scotland defender Andrew Robertson scored with a second-half header.

Jurgen Klopp says Everton and Jordan Pickford's time-wasting antics cost his team their rhythm in Merseyside derby

Jurgen Klopp said he had predicted that Everton would employ gamesmanship during the two sides' Merseyside derby at Anfield — but admitted it nearly worked. Klopp was particularly critical of Jordan Pickford's time-wasting at goal-kicks as Everton sought to employ alternative tactics to stifle their free-flowing opponents. Ad/> Ultimately however Liverpool broke through, with Andy Robertson and Divock Origi getting the goals that secured their 2-0 win and kept up the Reds' push for the Premier League title.

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