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Arsenal extend lead in EPL

Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal

Gabriel Martinelli.
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Title-chasing Arsenal opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Gabriel Martinelli’s double eased them to a 4-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened Everton at the Emirates Stadium.

The hosts were initially frustrated by their struggling visitors but goals by Bukayo Saka and Martinelli shortly before halftime put them in command as they took maximum advantage of their game in hand over Manchester City.

Captain Martin Odegaard made it 3-0 with a close-range finish in the 71st minute before Martinelli grabbed his second goal of the evening to complete the rout.

A third victory in succession since losing at home to City lifted Arsenal to 60 points from 25 games with City on 55.

Everton, who now have only one victory from their last 27 league visits to Arsenal, had actually looked capable of taking something from the game.

But once they fell behind a 14th league defeat of the season became almost a formality and they remain third from bottom with 21 points having played a game more than the teams around them.

Virgil van Dijk and forward Mohamed Salah scored second-half goals as Liverpool battled to a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers to boost their hopes of European football next season.

Liverpool climbed into sixth spot in the table on 39 points, ahead of Fulham on goal difference and with a game in hand, but the home side were forced to work hard on a rainy night at Anfield.

Wolves are 15th.

Meanwhile in FA Cup fifth round games Manchester United beat West Ham 3-1, Championship side Sheffield United beat Tottenham 1-0, fellow Championship side Burnley beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 and fourth tier Grimsby Town beat Southampton 2-1.

In the quarter-finals Manchester City play Burnley, Manchester United play Fulham, Brighton and Hove Albion play Grimsby Town and Sheffield United play Blackburn Rovers.

-Reuters

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