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.

Divock Origi's late strike ensured Liverpool kept the pressure on champions City, who had crushed Watford 5-1 on Saturday to move four points clear at the top. With five games left for both Liverpool and City, the title race looks destined to go down to the wire. Liverpool, trying to become the first English club to win all four major trophies in one season, now turn their attention to Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Villarreal.

"A football game has two halves; thank god. In the first half, we didn't pass quick enough. At half-time, I told the players it was easy to improve.

We had to work hard for it, but all good," Klopp said. "There are not a lot of points we can drop, the next one is always waiting around the corner. That is the situation we are in." Everton have lost eight successive away games for the first time since 1948 and are in grave danger of relegation to the Championship.

Frank Lampard's men were dumped into the relegation zone by Burnley's 1-0 win against Wolves earlier in the day. They sit two points behind Burnley with a game in hand as they try to avoid playing in the second tier for the first time since 1954. "The gameplan was understanding they are one of the best teams in the world.