Liverpool vs Brighton—FA Cup 4th round
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Manchester United and Chelsea both faltered on Tuesday. Victory here would move Liverpool to within two points of the Champions League places. In a Premier League table that shifts by the hour, opportunity has a habit of vanishing quickly. Sunderland, though, have made their home a place of resistance rather than hospitality.
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Virgil van Dijk scored the game's only goal just after the hour mark, and Liverpool escaped the Stadium of Light with a supremely well-earned victory: 1-0 over Sunderland, the scrappy Black Cats' first home defeat all season.
Liverpool took advantage of the slip-ups by Manchester United and Chelsea this week by beating Sunderland to boost their chances of securing Champions League football for next season.Arne Slot’s