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EPL: Liverpool beaten by late Wolves goal at Molineux; Everton breeze past Burnley

WOLVERHAMPTON, MAR 4 (IANS)

Andre’s deflected strike four minutes into second-half stoppage time earned bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers another shock result as they beat Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux.
Having upset neighbours Aston Villa for just their second Premier League win of the season on Friday, Wolves followed that up by beating the reigning champions, who missed the chance to climb into the top four.
Rodrigo Gomes rounded off a back-to-front move to put Wolves ahead in the 78th minute, but Liverpool quickly equalised as Mohamed Salah punished an error by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Premier League reports.
The Reds looked the more likely victors entering stoppage time, but they were stunned when Andre’s long-range effort took a huge deflection off substitute Joe Gomez and wrong-footed goalkeeper Alisson.
“I think it’s down to ourselves. We were slow, we were predictable and sloppy in possession and wrong with decision-making. Obviously we didn’t concede chances, but if you perform like that then a result like this could be the result of that. That’s the fact and that’s disappointing,” Virgil van Dijk said after the loss.
While Wolves are 11 points adrift of 17th-placed Nottingham Forest, Liverpool could find themselves six points behind Manchester United and Villa after their rivals for UEFA Champions League qualification play on Wednesday.

Tarkowski, Dewsbury-Hall score as Everton breeze past Burnley
Everton made it two wins from two on Tuesday evening, easing past Burnley with a comfortable 2-0 Premier League victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
David Moyes had challenged his team to replicate their outstanding away performances at their new ground – and the Blues did just that, finding a first-half lead when James Tarkowski – skippering the side – powered home a header from a James Garner set piece on 32 minutes.
Despite a dominant half, Everton had to wait until the 60-minute mark for their second, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall cleverly finishing from a well-worked Everton move in which Dwight McNeil – terrific on the night – had been integral.
Former Clarets defender James Tarkowski came back to haunt his old club, while Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was also on target for the Toffees in a dominant performance, as David Moyes’ side claimed their first home win since 6 December 2025.
Tarkowski, who spent six-and-a-half years at Burnley, scored his first Premier League goal in over a year when he nodded home from James Garner’s cross in the 32nd minute. Dewsbury-Hall rounded off a neat move on the hour mark to seal a victory that boosted the Toffees’ European hopes, with Idrissa Gueye going close to scoring a sensational third goal when he hit the crossbar.
Everton, who needed goalkeeper Jordan Pickford to make a big save to preserve their clean sheet late on, remain eighth, but are within two points of the top six, while Burnley stay 19th and eight points from safety.

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