Nigeria, April 25 -- With Arsenal cruising to a dominant 5-0 victory over Chelsea on Tuesday, the pressure was on Liverpool to maintain pace in the Premier League title race.

However, their hopes suffered a huge blow as local rivals Everton secured a deserved 2-0 victory at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.

Everton's fight for survival took a significant leap forward despite a controversial overturned penalty in the early stages.

The Toffees found the breakthrough on 27 minutes when Jarrad Branthwaite capitalised on defensive errors, squeezing a shot past Alisson and into the net.

Liverpool's recent struggles in front of goal continued as Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and Luis Diaz all squandered clear-cut chances.

Dominic Calvert-Lew...