EPL Table: Updated 2016 Standings, Title Odds After Wednesday’s Week 35 Results

Liverpool emerged triumphant in a one-sided Merseyside derby at home to Everton on Wednesday, thrashing the 10-man Toffees 4-0.

Manchester United moved to just one point behind Arsenal thanks to a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, while West Ham United also kept their slim UEFA Champions League hopes alive with a win over Watford.

Here are the results from Wednesday’s action, the updated standings and the latest odds for the Premier League title and landing a top-four finish:

Wednesday Recap

After steadily building up a head of steam over the course of the first half against the anonymous Everton, Liverpool took a deserved lead through Divock Origi shortly before the break when he out-jumped John Stones to head home James Milner’s cross.

Mamadou Sakho fired in a bullet header of his own just minutes later with Milner the provider once again. Football writer Liam Canning noted the Reds’ improvement under Jurgen Klopp:

I’m genuinely scared with what Jürgen Klopp could do with Liverpool next season with his own recruitment. Already shown glimpses of it.

— Liam Canning (@OffsideLiam) April 20, 2016

The match took a dark turn five minutes into the second period when Ramiro Funes Mori lunged in on Origi—a challenge that not only saw him rightly earn a red card but also ended the Belgian’s evening and saw him carried from the pitch on a stretcher, via Sky Sports:

BREAKING NEWS: Divock Origi suffers ankle ligament damage during Liverpool’s 4-0 …

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