It was a busy day across the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday saw Newcastle lose 2-1 at Man City, missing a chance to close the gap on seventh-place Brentford after they lost 2-0 at home to Brighton, with Chelsea also slipping up in a 1-1 draw to second-bottom Burnley.
On Sunday, North East rivals Sunderland were in action at home to Fulham, with sixth-place Liverpool away to a relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
Th good news was **Sunderland** missed their chance to go above us, losing 3-1 to Fulham in a match that saw their injury issues pile up. Reinildo Mandava was already ruled out, but a bruising 90 minutes at the Stadium of Light saw Nordi Mukiele, Jocelin Ta Bi, Brian Brobbey and Romain Mundle all forced off with injuries just a month before the derby.
So, the Mackems remain on 36 points, behind us only on goal difference, but **Fulham’s** win does send them on above us and into 10th, while **Liverpool** also extended their lead over the chasing pack with a late 1-0 win at Forst.
Alexis Mac Allister’s late strike means Liverpool are now NINE points clear of Newcastle in sixth, giving us a mountain to climb considering the Reds have winnable games to come against bottom half sides West Ham, Wolves, Spurs and Brighton in their next four.
After defeat for Sunderland, a win for Liverpool and three points for Fulham, here is how the Premier League table looks ahead of **Everton** (9th) vs **Man Utd** (5th) tonight.
