{"id":404177,"date":"2018-02-24T17:27:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T17:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=404177"},"modified":"2018-02-24T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T17:27:34","slug":"epl-citi-liverpool-rout-west-ham-atsus-newcastle-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=404177","title":{"rendered":"EPL on Citi: Liverpool rout West Ham, Atsu&#8217;s Newcastle slip up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday&#8217;s\u00a0Premier League\u00a0games saw more record-breaking brilliance from Mo Salah, a four-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium and plenty more thrilling action. Here&#8217;s a round-up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Liverpool\u00a04-1\u00a0West Ham<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool took their goal tally for the season to 103 as they claimed second place in the Premier League with a comfortable 4-1 win over West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah, with his 31st of the season, again got on the scoresheet, while Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane also struck.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham hit the bar through Marko Arnautovic in the early stages, but were outplayed and managed just a consolation through substitute Michail Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, who also won 4-1 at the London Stadium in November, were dominant and could have had more for their efforts, with both Salah and Mane striking the woodwork.<\/p>\n<p>The Hammers, whose supporters wore T-shirts commemorating the 25th anniversary of Bobby Moore&#8217;s death, offered little and the result prolonged their manager David Moyes&#8217; miserable record at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0Everton\u00a0and\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0boss has now not won at the ground in 15 attempts.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Brighton 4-1 Swansea<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Glenn Murray scored twice as Brighton gave their survival hopes a shot in the arm and brought Swansea&#8217;s revival to a halt.<\/p>\n<p>Murray&#8217;s double and goals from Anthony Knockaert and Jurgen Locadia helped secure a 4-1 victory and a valuable three points for the hosts, as the Swans&#8217; 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup may be a pipe dream for 34-year-old Murray, but he now has 10 Premier League goals this season and only three Englishmen &#8211; Harry Kane, Raheem Stirling and Jamie Vardy &#8211; have scored more.<\/p>\n<p>With a daunting run-in which sees them face Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool in their final four matches, this was a huge victory for Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>They are now up to 11th, four points clear of 18th place, which is occupied by their beaten opponents\u00a0Swansea.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attr__format__media_large img__fid__430598 img__view_mode__media_large media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/gettyimages-923768536_0.jpg?itok=4Mazmrtg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Bournemouth\u00a02-2 Newcastle<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Dan Gosling struck a dramatic late equaliser against his former club as Bournemouth battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Gosling converted into the roof of the net in the 89th minute after Cherries substitute Adam Smith set up a tense final 10 minutes by halving the deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Magpies striker Dwight Gayle looked to have earned the visitors three precious Premier League points on the south coast with two simple, first-half finishes, but they made to pay for their profligacy, which included\u00a0Jonjo Shelvey\u00a0missing an open goal at 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Victory at the Vitality Stadium would have moved Newcastle level on points with their hosts, but Rafael Benitez&#8217;s men will continue to look anxiously over their shoulders at the bottom three following their late capitulation.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>West Brom 1-2 Huddersfield<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Rock-bottom West Brom&#8217;s troubles continued as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Premier League relegation rivals Huddersfield, their fifth successive loss in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Strikes from Rajiv van La Parra in the 48th minute and Steve Mounie in the 56th put Huddersfield 2-0 up.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Dawson replied with a header in the 64th, but West Brom could not muster anything further as the pressure increased on boss Alan Pardew.<\/p>\n<p>In a contest where Albion fans made their frustration heard in various ways, there were chants of &#8220;you&#8217;re getting sacked in the morning&#8221; directed at Pardew towards the end, and loud boos rang around The Hawthorns at the final whistle.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves the Baggies &#8211; who have won just one of 14 league games under Pardew &#8211; still seven points adrift of the safety, with 10 matches left to play.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Burnley\u00a01-1\u00a0Southampton<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Manolo Gabbiadini&#8217;s late heroics earned a point for Southampton which moves them out of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts had been all set to secure their first win of 2018 through Ashley Barnes&#8217; opener midway through the second half.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Gabbiadini equalised in the 90th minute\u00a0to earn the visitors a draw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier on Saturday, a howler from Jack Butland cost Stoke City three points against\u00a0Leicester City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Talksport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday&#8217;s\u00a0Premier League\u00a0games saw more record-breaking brilliance from Mo Salah, a four-goal thriller at the Vitality Stadium and plenty more thrilling action. Here&#8217;s a round-up&#8230; Liverpool\u00a04-1\u00a0West Ham Liverpool took their goal tally for the season to 103 as they claimed second place in the Premier League with a comfortable 4-1 win over West Ham. 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