Liverpool closes in on EPL title Afp Tuesday, April 22, 2014 LONDON - Liverpool has moved closer to a first league title since 1990 with a 3-2 win at Norwich City which sent them five points clear in the Premier League. Quick-fire early goals from Raheem Sterling and Luis Suarez put the visitors in control at Carrow Rd, before Gary Hooper replied for fourth-bottom Norwich in the 54th minute. Sterling appeared to have made the points safe with a deflected shot minutes later, but a late Robert Snodgrass header obliged Liverpool to endure a nervy last 10 minutes. It was Liverpools 11th consecutive league victory and means that they are guaranteed to qualify for next seasons Champions League, but Brendan Rodgerss side now have a bigger prize in their sights. They need seven points from their remaining three games to win the league and can eliminate Chelsea from the title race by winning at home to Jose Mourinhos side next weekend. It was massive, Rodgers told Sky Sports. We said before the game, every victory at this stage of the season, whether youre top, middle or bottom, is important, and I thought we showed great courage today. We will go into the next three games looking to perform well. We want to continue to fight and now look to Chelsea next week, where it will be an incredible atmosphere at Anfield. Chelseas shock 2-1 defeat at home to Sunderland on Sunday, coupled with Manchester Citys draw against the same side in mid-week, had given Liverpool a huge opportunity to stamp their authority on the title race. They went ahead in the fourth minute when Sterling scored from 25 yards with a fine shot that took a slight deflection off Michael Turner. Sterling then teed up Suarez to add a second goal in the 11th minute, making the Uruguayan the first Liverpool player to score 30 league goals in a season since Ian Rush in 1986-87.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:34:21 +0000
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