Liverpool Beat Aston Villa 2-Zero, Newcastle United Maintain West Ham United To 2-2 Draw | Soccer Information

Sadio Mane helped Liverpool preserve alive their bid to set a brand new Premier League factors report because the champions beat Aston Villa 2-Zero, whereas struggling West Ham twice blew the lead in a draw at Newcastle on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp‘s facet are hoping to interrupt Manchester Metropolis’s Premier League report of 100 factors and second-half strikes from Mane and Curtis Jones ensured they nonetheless have an opportunity to shatter that mark.

Again at Anfield for the primary time since clinching the English title final week, Liverpool have been lacklustre for lengthy intervals as they seemed to bounce again from Thursday’s Four-Zero thrashing at Manchester Metropolis.

However Senegal winger Mane broke struggling Villa’s cussed resistence within the 71st minute, smashing Naby Keita’s cross in off the underside of the crossbar from shut vary.

Mane’s 20th purpose in all competitions this season was adopted by Jones’ 89th-minute strike.

Jones netted from 12 yards for his first Premier League purpose, simply 24 hours after the promising midfielder signed a brand new contract.

Liverpool want 12 factors from their remaining 5 video games to surpass Metropolis’s 100-point whole from 2017-18.

Villa remain in the relegation zone, one level from security as they battle to keep away from a right away return to the Championship.

Second-placed Metropolis go to Southampton in Sunday’s late sport.

At St James’ Park, Newcastle hit again twice after West Ham seemed set to take management to safe a 2-2 draw.

Shock winners in opposition to Chelsea in midweek, West Ham have been forward inside 4 minutes at Newcastle.

Michail Antonio’s intelligent flick allowed Pablo Fornals to search out Jarrod Bowen with a superb cross, and when Jamaal Lascelles failed to chop out his cross, Antonio pounced on the far put up.

Newcastle have been degree after 17 minutes because the influential Allan Saint-Maximin slipped in Emil Krafth.

Krafth’s pushed cross was turned previous Lukasz Fabianski by Miguel Almiron for the Paraguay midfielder’s eighth purpose of the season.

Tomas Soucek restored West Ham’s lead when he lashed dwelling after Declan Rice headed Ryan Fredericks’ nook in opposition to the crossbar.

However Newcastle equalised 92 seconds later as Jonjo Shelvey beat the West Ham offside entice, took Dwight Gayle’s cross and beat Fabianski from shut vary.

After incomes their first away level since December, West Ham are 4 factors away from the relegation zone with 5 video games left to ensure their top-tier standing.

John Egan’s first top-flight purpose gave Sheffield United a 1-1 draw at Burnley as each groups’ hopes of qualifying for the Europa League have been dented.

James Tarkowski put Burnley forward simply earlier than half-time, however Irish defender Egan netted with 10 minutes left, giving him a purpose in all 4 divisions in England.

United stay in eighth place, 4 factors behind sixth-placed Wolves, whereas Burnley transfer as much as ninth, two factors adrift of the Blades.

Burnley took the lead three minutes earlier than half-time when Tarkowski netted after Jay Rodriguez headed on Dwight McNeil’s free-kick.

Within the second half Rodriguez introduced a great save from Dean Henderson, however McNeil shot wastefully vast from the rebound with simply the keeper to beat.

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It was a pricey miss as United equalised within the 80th minute.

Ben Osborn’s cross was flicked on by Billy Sharp and Egan was left unmarked to fireplace dwelling with a superb end on the far put up.