Reds climb into second spot
● Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane fired Liverpool into second place in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle, and Tottenham cemented their top four berth as Son Heung-Min inspired a 2-0 win over Huddersfield yesterday.
Salah struck in the 40th minute at Anfield. The Egypt winger took Alex OxladeChamberlain’s pass and shot low under Martin Dubravka for his 32nd goal of the season.
Ten minutes after half time Roberto Firmino drove at the heart of Newcastle’s defence, playing in Senegal winger Mane, who claimed his 14th of the season.
A fourth win in their last five league games took Jurgen Klopp’s side a point above Manchester United, who can regain second spot with a win at Crystal Palace tomorrow.
Leaders Manchester City, 15 points clear of Liverpool, host Chelsea today.
At Wembley Son put Tottenham ahead in the 27th minute with his 14th goal of the season as Dele Alli’s pass sliced open the Huddersfield defence and the South Korea forward raced clear to finish emphatically.
Son struck again in the 54th minute, timing his run perfectly to meet Harry Kane’s cross with a header past Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.
Fourth-placed Tottenham’s third successive league win lifted them five points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea in the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
“I try my best and try to be ready at all times,” Son said. “The pass from Harry Kane was very good for me, it made it easy to score. We feel comfortable at Wembley, we know how we play here.”
Swansea climbed out of the relegation zone and pushed West Ham deeper into trouble with a 4-1 win at Liberty Stadium.
West Ham defender Winston Reid was given oxygen before being stretchered off after a nasty-looking fall.
South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng drove past West Ham goalkeeper Adrian in the eighth minute for his second goal of the season. Carlos Carvalhal’s team doubled their lead in the 32nd minute as Mike van der Hoorn headed home from close range.
Former Leicester midfielder Andy King notched a 48th-minute tap-in for his first Swansea goal. Jordan Ayew slammed in a 63rd-minute penalty.
Michail Antonio got one back for West Ham in the 79th minute, but the visitors’ third defeat in their last four games leaves them three points above the relegation zone.
Troy Deeney pushed West Bromwich Albion closer to relegation as the Watford striker’s late goal sealed a 1-0 win at Vicarage Road.
Southampton, one point above the relegation zone, have only one win in their last 16 games after being held to a drab 0-0 draw by second-bottom Stoke at St Mary’s.
Riyad Mahrez rescued Leicester with a last-gasp free-kick equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, who had taken the lead through Josh King’s penalty.
Burnley ended an 11-match winless run as Chris Wood’s 80th minute header sealed a 21 victory over Everton. Cenk Tosun headed his first Everton goal before Ashley Barnes equalised for Burnley.