Liverpool’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were handed a boost after the victory over Everton in the Merseyside derby. The Reds claimed a dramatic 2-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon to boost their chances of finishing in the top five.
Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool in the derby, just two minutes after Iliman Ndiaye had an opener ruled out for Everton for offside.
Everton then responded with a close-range finish from Beto to equalise, but Virgil van Dijk had the final say with a stoppage-time header to win the game for Liverpool.
The result leaves Liverpool in fifth place in the Premier League table, and are now seven points above sixth-placed Chelsea after their defeat to Manchester United a day earlier with five matches left to play.
Here, the ECHO takes a look at Liverpool’s remaining fixtures compared to the other clubs battling to qualify for the Champions League…
Crystal Palace (H) - Saturday, April 25
Manchester United (A) - Sunday, May 3
Chelsea (H) - Saturday, May 9
Aston Villa (A) - TBC
Brentford (H) - Sunday, May 24
Brentford (H) - Monday, April 27
Liverpool (H) - Sunday, May 3
Sunderland (A) - Saturday, May 9
Nottingham Forest (H) - TBC
Brighton (A) - Sunday, May 24
Fulham (A) - Saturday, April 25
Nottingham Forest (A) - Thursday, April 30 - Europa League first leg
Tottenham (H) - Sunday, May 3
Nottingham Forest (H) - Thursday, May 7 - Europa League semi-final second leg
Burnley (A) - Saturday, May 9
Europa League final (N) - Wednesday, May 20
Man City (A) - Sunday, May 24
Brighton (A) - Tuesday, April 21
Leeds United (H) - Sunday, April 26 - FA Cup semi-final
Nottingham Forest (H) - Monday, May 4
Liverpool (A) - Saturday, May 9
FA Cup final (N) - Saturday, May 16
Sunderland (A) - Sunday, May 24
