➖Liverpool closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to six points after coming from behind to beat Stoke City 4-1
➖Spurs recovered from conceding an early goal to Stoke to overwhelm Mark Hughes' Potters
Liverpool 4-1 Stoke
Liverpool closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to six points after coming from behind to beat Stoke City 4-1 at Anfield on Tuesday.
Saints took the lead in the second minute when defender Virgil van Dijk demonstrated his aerial threat by nodding in James Ward-Prowse's free-kick.
Jonathan Walters punished some questionable goalkeeping by Simon Mignolet on 12 minutes but a Glenn Johnson mistake let in Adam Lallana for the equaliser before Roberto Firmino made it 2-1 just before half-time.
Stoke crumbled in the second half and Giannelli Imbula knocked Divock Origi's cross into his own net before Ryan Shawcross' suicidal backpass let in Sturridge for his seventh goal of the season for club and country.
It went from bad to worse for Stoke 11 minutes later as Shawcross' back-pass was seized upon by Sturridge, who had only been on the pitch for 90 seconds.
The England striker stayed calm and dribbled past Grant before sliding home into the empty net, his first top-flight goal since April a milestone one; Liverpool have now scored 100 league goals during Jurgen Klopp's 48 matches.
Southampton 1-4 Tottenham
Spurs recovered from conceding an early goal to Stoke to overwhelm Mark Hughes' Potters and they are now six points behind leaders Chelsea.
Dele Alli scored twice as Tottenham maintained their challenge for a Champions League spot with victory over 10-man Southampton.
The visitors were level just before midway in the half when Alli out-jumped Van Dijk to direct Moussa Sissoko's deflected cross past keeper Fraser Forster.
Shortly after the break, Harry Kane ended his run of three league games without a goal when he headed in from Christian Eriksen's corner in the 52nd minute.
And the England forward should have extended his side's advantage moments later when Southampton's Nathan Redmond brought down Alli in the area to concede a penalty and earn a red card. However Kane fired the spot-kick over the bar.
The sending off changed the complexion of the match as Spurs took advantage of the extra space, with both substitute Son Heung-Min and Alli firing in low strikes to put gloss on the win.
Spurs remain in fifth spot, but are now only a point behind fourth-place Arsenal.
Dele Alli scored his 15th goal in 50 league games for Tottenham
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