Jamie Carragher watched Liverpool’s title hopes go up in smoke at Goodison Park… and took aim at Darwin Nunez. The Reds hopes of lifting the Premier League in Jurgen Klopp’s farewell campaign may well have been ended by Merseyside rivals Everton, after a 2-0 defeat on the opposite side of Stanley Park. Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck in either half on a night where Liverpool were second best by a distance. After a dire opening 27 minutes where they were overpowered by Sean Dyche’s side, Branthwaite put the Toffees deservedly in front. But on the stroke of half-time, with L ..read more

Former Everton striker Wayne Rooney questioned Virgil van Dijk’s decision to bring up Liverpool’s upcoming 12.30pm kick-off in the aftermath of the Reds’ defeat at Goodison Park. Liverpool were beaten 2-0 by Sean Dyche’s Everton, with Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin on-target. The result leaves Jurgen Klopp’s side needing Arsenal and Manchester City to both slip up if they’re to stand any chance of winning the Premier League title for the first time since 2020. Speaking to Sky Sports after the loss, Van Dijk made reference to the early kick-off time for Saturday’s trip to West Ha ..read more

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner praises the performance of forwards Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jordan in their 2-0 Premier League win over Newcastle United at Selhurst Park. MATCH REPORT: Crystal Palace 2-0 Newcastle United Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only The post Glasner hails Mateta-Ayew partnership in Newcastle win first appeared on Footymercato.com ..read more

Boss Gary O’Neil says Wolves’ display in their 1-0 loss to his former club Bournemouth was “the worst performance of the season so far”. MATCH REPORT: Semenyo seals Bournemouth win against woeful Wolves Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only The post O’Neil bemoans Wolves’ ‘worst performance of the season’ first appeared on Footymercato.com ..read more

Everton manager Sean Dyche describes their 2-0 Premier League victory at Goodison Park over Merseyside rivals Liverpool as “a game for the people”. MATCH REPORT: Everton 2-0 Liverpool Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer Available to UK users only The post ‘It’s a game for the people’ – Dyche on derby win first appeared on Footymercato.com ..read more

Boss Andoni Iraola says Bournemouth will look to appeal against the red card shown to Milos Kerkez in their 1-0 win at Wolves. MATCH REPORT: Semenyo seals Bournemouth win against woeful Wolves Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only The post Bournemouth will appeal against Kerkez red card – Iraola first appeared on Footymercato.com ..read more

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool need Arsenal and Manchester City to suffer a ‘crisis’ after a damaging derby defeat left their title hopes on the brink. Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave Everton their first home win over their below-par rivals since 2010. The Liverpool manager suffered his first defeat at Goodison Park to remain three points behind Arsenal. But the Gunners have a superior goal difference while – more importantly – Manchester City are just a point behind with two games in hand. Klopp said: “You can read the table. We need a crisis at City and Arsenal and need t ..read more

Virgil van Dijk insisted Liverpool have “no chance” of winning the Premier League if they put in more performances like the one against Everton at Goodison Park. Jurgen Klopp’s side lost a Merseyside Derby at the home of their rivals for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday night. Goals in either half from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave Sean Dyche’s side a valuable three points in their fight against the drop while leaving Liverpool three points adrift of league leaders Arsenal. Reigning champions Manchester City can go five clear of Klopp’s team if they win th ..read more

Atalanta scored twice in injury time – with ex-Everton forward Ademola Lookman on target – as they beat Fiorentina to reach the Coppa Italia final. Lookman scored in the 94th minute and Mario Pasalic in the 98th to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory in their semi-final. Atalanta, 1-0 down from the first leg, scored early through Teun Koopmeiners but Lucas Martinez Quarta struck for Fiorentina after half-time. Gianluca Scamacca scored a scissor kick to level the tie before two late goals. Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic was shown a straight red card in the 53rd minute after former West Ham ..read more

Manchester United’s chaotic high-scoring form continued at Old Trafford as they came from behind twice to overcome spirited Sheffield United at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes and Rasmus Hojlund struck in the final nine minutes to ensure the win. Manchester United captain Fernandes followed up an excellent pinpoint 25-yard drive by hooking back the cross five minutes from time that allowed Hojlund to score his first goal since February. As in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Coventry, it was a favourable outcome in the end for under-pressure manager Erik ten Hag. But there are some stagger ..read more