Liverpool topple Man City 2-1 to reach fifth place

Liverpool defeated English Premier League heavyweights Manchester City 2-1 at their home ground Anfield on Sunday, reaching fifth place in the standings.

Liverpool's midfielder Jordan Henderson scored the opening goal of the match in the 11th minute. Visitors Manchester City's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko equalized in the 25th minute. Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho scored the winning goal of the match for Liverpool in the 75th minute. Liverpool's Turkish-German midfielder Emre Can played for 90 minutes.

Liverpool now have 48 points, and are two points behind their rivals Manchester United who are currently fourth in the league. Second-place Manchester City have 55 points.

Arsenal cruised past Everton 2-0 on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium, London. French target man Olivier Giroud and Czech veteran midfielder Tomas Rosicky both scored for the Gunners. London side Arsenal are now third place in the standings with 51 points.

Manchester United beat Sunderland 2-0 at home on Saturday. United veteran Wayne Rooney scored both goals of the match at Old Trafford.

The games between league leaders Chelsea against Leicester City and Tottenham's match against Queens Park Rangers have both been postponed due to the League Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday.

Chelsea were crowned as the League Cup winners after beating city rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium, London.

- Results of matchday 27 are as follows:

West Ham United 1-3 Crystal Palace

Burnley 0-1 Swansea City

Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland

Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa

Stoke City 1-0 Hull City

West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Southampton

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City

Arsenal 2-0 Everton

- Standings:

Rank	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
1	Chelsea	26	18	6	2	56	22	34	60
2	Manchester City	27	16	7	4	57	27	30	55
3	Arsenal	27	15	6	6	51	29	22	51
4	Manchester United	27	14	8	5	46	26	20	50
5	Liverpool	27	14	6	7	40	30	10	48
6	Southampton	27	14	4	9	38	20	18	46
7	Tottenham Hotspur	26	13	5	8	41	36	5	44
8	Swansea City	27	11	7	9	31	34	-3	40
9	West Ham United	27	10	9	8	39	33	6	39
10	Stoke City	27	11	6	10	31	34	-3	39
11	Newcastle United	27	9	8	10	32	42	-10	35
12	Crystal Palace	27	7	9	11	31	38	-7	30
13	West Bromwich Albion	27	7	9	11	25	34	-9	30
14	Everton	27	6	10	11	33	39	-6	28
15	Hull City	27	6	8	13	25	36	-11	26
16	Sunderland	27	4	13	10	22	38	-16	25
17	Queens Park Rangers	26	6	4	16	27	45	-18	22
18	Burnley	27	4	10	13	25	45	-20	22
19	Aston Villa	27	5	7	15	13	37	-24	22
20	Leicester City	26	4	6	16	24	42	-18	18

- Top scorers:

Diego Costa (Chelsea) and Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 17 goals

Harry Kane (Tottenham) and Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) 14 goals

Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 12 goals

- Upcoming fixtures in Premier League are as follows:

Tuesday:

Southampton vs Crystal Palace at 1945 GMT

Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion at 1945 GMT

Hull City vs Sunderland at 1945 GMT

Wednesday:

Manchester City vs Leicester City at 1945 GMT

Newcastle United vs Manchester United at 1945 GMT

Stoke City vs Everton at 1945 GMT

Tottenham Hotspur vs Swansea City at 1945 GMT

Queens Park Rangers vs Arsenal at 1945 GMT

West Ham United vs Chelsea at 1945 GMT

Liverpool vs Burnley at 2000 GMT