Chelsea, Liverpool slip up in Champions League race

A dramatic day on Saturday in the Premier League had significant implications on the race for Europe, with wins for Brighton and Everton boosting their hopes while pressure mounted on Liverpool and Chelsea in their bids to qualify for the Champions League.

Beto scored twice as Everton completed a comprehensive 3-0 Premier League victory over Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with the visitors slipping to a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.

Iliman Ndiaye added a superb third with 14 minutes left to play as he curled the ball into the top corner for Everton’s biggest victory over Chelsea since 1987, and the first time they have recorded back-to-back wins at their new stadium on the banks of the River Mersey.

Chelsea remain in sixth place in the table on 48 points from 31 games, while Everton move up to seventh with 46 points from the same number of matches and are making a big push for European football next season.

Earlier, Brighton secured a 2-1 victory over Liverpool, with Danny Welbeck scoring twice in a result that dents Liverpool’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. The defeat leaves Liverpool fifth and struggling for consistency, having taken just one point from their last three league matches.  Brighton’s win moved them up four places to eighth on 43 point

Fulham's Raul Jimenez scored his first goal since his father died earlier this month when he netted an added-time penalty in a 3-1 win over Burnley,  after strikes by Josh King and Harry Wilson had allowed them to fight back from a goal down. The result