Liverpool suffer rare defeat, Southampton relegated

Liverpool endured a rare stumble in their march to the title with a 3-2 loss at Fulham on Sunday as Southampton suffered the earliest relegation in Premier League history when they were beaten 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur.

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The Manchester derby ended goalless for the first time since 2020 as City failed to leapfrog fourth-placed Chelsea, who were held to a 0-0 draw by Brentford but sit a point above Pep Guardiola's side.

Fulham enjoyed a deserved win over Liverpool, capitalising on dreadful defending to boost their push for European football next season.

Liverpool, whose 26-game unbeaten run in the league ended with their second loss this season, remained top with 71 points from 31 games, 11 ahead of Arsenal who drew 1-1 at Everton on Saturday.

Arne Slot's Liverpool need only 11 points from their remaining seven matches to win the title.

Alexis Mac Allister gave the champions-elect an early lead before the Reds conceded three poor goals in 15 minutes.

Ryan Sessegnon rifled home a superb first-time volley, after Curtis Jones failed to clear a cross, before a series of mistakes from Andy Robertson allowed Alex Iwobi to score.