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    Liverpool dent Chelsea's top-four hope

    Liverpool dent Chelsea's top-four hope while they themselves maintain their two-point lead at the top of the table thanks to a 2-0 win over Maurizio Sarri's side.
    Sadio Mane scored first after the break following a perfect delivery from Jordan Henderson before Mohamed Salah's wonder goal secured the victory, Chelsea tried different attempt but to no avail with their best effort from Eden Hazard hitting the foot of the bar. Liverpool now have 85 points, just two points above Manchester City who are second and have one game in hand. Chelsea meanwhile are still 4th with 66 points, two points above 5th Manchester United and one point below third Tottenham.

    Chelsea have now lost all of their six away Premier League games against the big six this season and conceded a total of 16 goals in those defeats.
    Liverpool have won 26 Premier League games so far this season, that's equal their records from Brendan Rodgers' 2013/14 where he almost led the Reds to the title. The last time they had more wins in a season was their 30 wins in 1978/79.
    Sadio Mane has now scored 21 goals for Liverpool in all competitions this season, his best tally for an English side in a single campaign.
    Callum Hudson-Odoi is the youngest Chelsea player to ever start three consecutive Premier League games. At the age of 18 years and 158 days.

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    Raheem Sterling star in Manchester City win

    Manchester City maintain their second position on the table thanks to a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. Raheem Sterling scored a brace while Gabriel Jesus rounded up the win despite Luka Milivojevic pulling one back. Crystal Palace have 39 points and are 13th on the table, 11 points off relegation while Manchester City are 83 points, two points below Liverpool with a game in hand.

    Crystal Palace have only won one of their last 13 Premier League matches played on Sunday. They've lost their last five.
    City have scored 150 goals in all competitions this season.
    Luka Milivojevic is the first player to have scored both home and away against Manchester City in the Premier League this season.
    Sterling's brace is his first away from home since his double for Liverpool against Bournemouth in 2014.
    Gabriel Jesus has now scored 19 goals in all competitions for City so far this season.

    Results in full...
    Premier League
    Crystal Palace 1-3 Manchester City
    Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea

    Serie A
    Torino 1-1 Cagliari
    Fiorentina 0-0 Bologna
    Sampdoria 2-0 Genoa
    Sassuolo 0-0 Parma
    Chievo 1-3 Napoli
    Frosinone 1-3 Inter

    LaLiga
    Real Valladolid 2-2 Getafe
    Athletic Bilbao 3-2 Rayo Vallecano
    Real Sociedad 1-1 Eibar
    Girona 0-1 Villarreal
    Valencia 3-1 Levante

    Bundesliga
    Hoffenheim 2-0 Hertha BSC
    Fortuna Düsseldorf 1-4 Bayern München
    Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 Augsburg

    Ligue 1
    Rennes 0-0 Nice
    Montpellier 2-1 Toulouse
    Saint-Etienne 3-0 Bordeaux
    Lille 5-1 Paris Saint-Germain

    Matches continue today with the following fixtures...
    Premier League
    Watford Vs Arsenal 8:00pm

    Serie A
    Atalanta Vs Empoli 7:30pm

    LaLiga
    Leganes Vs Real Madrid 8:00pm

    All time is in GMT+1...

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