{"id":5525,"date":"2019-02-09T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T19:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5525"},"modified":"2019-02-10T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T14:52:26","slug":"pl-roundup-liverpool-back-at-the-top-of-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5525","title":{"rendered":"PL Roundup: Liverpool Back at The Top of The Table"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Liverpool <\/strong>returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bournemouth <\/strong>at Anfield.<\/p>\n

The Reds put aside their recent anxieties as they lifted themselves three points above champions Manchester City with goals from Sadio Mane, Georginio Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n

Mane rewarded Jurgen Klopp’s men for their early dominance by heading home his fourth goal in four matches after 24 minutes and Wijnaldum added a second with a neat lob 10 minutes later. Salah made victory certain early in the second half and the Egyptian also hit the bar in a confident display.<\/p>\n

Both Liverpool and City have now played 26 games but the champions will have a chance to return to the summit when they host Chelsea on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Cardiff <\/strong>climbed out of the bottom three as they snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Southampton <\/strong>in a remarkable finish at St Mary’s Stadium.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Zohore struck for the Bluebirds, who were playing their first match since confirmation of the death of record signing Emiliano Sala, in the third minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n

Jack Stephens thought he had saved a point for Saints when he turned home from a corner just moments earlier. Sol Bamba had opened the scoring after 69 minutes.<\/p>\n

Bottom side Huddersfield <\/strong>slumped to their 19th defeat as Arsenal <\/strong>won 2-1 at the John Smith’s Stadium.<\/p>\n

Alex Iwobi opened the scoring after 16 minutes when his volleyed effort slipped through the grasp of Ben Hamer. The effort did appear to take a deflection off Terence Kongolo but it was nevertheless a poor one for the keeper to concede.<\/p>\n

Alexandre Lacazette struck the Gunners’ second on the stroke of half-time after good work from Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Huddersfield’s consolation came in the form of a late own goal from Sead Kolasinac.<\/p>\n

Watford<\/strong> piled the pressure on their former manager Marco Silva as the Hornets beat Everton <\/strong>1-0 at Vicarage Road.<\/p>\n

Andre Gray scored the winner after 65 minutes, sweeping home a Will Hughes ball after a neat backheel from Craig Cathcart.<\/p>\n

Everton did hit the woodwork through Gylfi Sigurdsson and Lucas Digne but their recent slump continued. It was the Toffees’ 10th defeat in 16 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n

Wilfried Zaha rescued a point for Crystal Palace<\/strong> as Roy Hodgson’s side hit back for a 1-1 draw against West Ham<\/strong> at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

Zaha netted from a tight angle 14 minutes from time to cancel out Mark Noble’s first-half penalty.<\/p>\n

Noble had struck from the spot on 27 minutes after goalkeeper Vicente Guaita fouled Michail Antonio.<\/p>\n

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