Liverpool: Liverpool eased the pressure on much-criticised manager Brendan Rodgers following a 3-2 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Rodgers' side was without a league victory since the second game of the season.
Stand-in captain James Milner gave the hosts the perfect start at Anfield when he struck the opener in the second minute, the fastest goal in the league this season.
Daniel Sturridge doubled the lead just before the hour mark, before three goals in five minutes set up a tense finish for Liverpool.
Unmarked Villa striker Rudy Gestede reduced the deficit from close range in the 66th, seconds before Sturridge restored Liverpool's two-goal advantage after a neat exchange with Philippe Coutinho.
Gestede headed in with aplomb to make it 3-2 but Liverpool held on for the points.
In another match, Cheikhou Kouyate rescued a point for West Ham with a last-minute equaliser as the high-flying Hammers drew with Norwich 2-2 on Saturday.
Substitute Nathan Redmond looked to have given Norwich a first win at Upton Park in 26 years with a fine effort in the 83rd.
However, deep into stoppage time, Kouyate bundled the ball home following a goalmouth scramble to secure a share of the spoils.
Earlier, Robbie Brady had fired the Canaries into the lead, before the Irons levelled through Diafra Sakho.
Comments
0 comment