After Sunday's defeat, the Reds were in need of a pick-me-up before facing Sunderland on Wednesday, and was duly provided by Tuesday night's Premier League results
22:16, 10 Feb 2026Updated 22:35, 10 Feb 2026
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Manchester United and Chelsea dropped points ahead of Liverpool's trip to Sunderland in midweek
Arne Slot will sleep a little sounder ahead of his midweek trip to Sunderland after seeing Tuesday's Premier League results.
The Reds boss faced a barrage of questions in his pre-match media briefing about the Reds' chances of securing a Champions League place, and the impact it will have on his position at Liverpool should he fail to do so.
Had Tuesday's results gone badly, Liverpool faced the prospect of travelling to the North East sitting eight points behind Manchester United in fourth place. Instead, both the Red Devils and Chelsea suffered surprise slip-ups against sides currently marooned in the relegation battle.
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In the end, United felt relived to come away from the London Stadium with a point. Michael Carrick's side had won four in a row before the game at West Ham United, but it had to rely on an injury-time Benjamin Sesko equalizer to avoid defeat.
West Ham took the lead early in the second half via Tomas Soucek, an advantage it held for over 45 minutes.
The result leaves United in fourth place, with Chelsea failing to capitalize on those dropped points.
Unlike the Red Devils, it had led for most of the night against a Leeds United team that has lost just two of its last 13.
Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer had handed Chelsea a two-goal lead before by the hour mark at Stamford Bridge, but the visitors responded via Lukas Nmecha and Noah Okafor. The 2-2 draw means Liam Rosenior's side remains in fifth, a point behind United.
Liverpool can close the gap to both clubs with a win on Wednesday. It trails United by six points; Chelsea by five.
While, the results in London will have been celebrated most loudly on Merseyside, Liverpool supporters may have also breathed a sigh of relief to see Everton lose 2-1 at home to Bournemouth.
Had the Toffees won, remarkedly, they would have moved above Liverpool in the table.
Such is the tightly compacted nature of this season's Premier League that Bournemouth's victory means it is now two points behind Liverpool, while Newcastle United sits three off the champions after beating Tottenham Hotspur in the capital.
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Liverpool's trip to Sunderland is one of five games on Wednesday. The Reds will also be keeping an eye on Aston Villa's clash against Brighton & Hove Albion, and hope the Seagulls can beat the team in third, which is currently eight points better off than Liverpool.