"Premier" league: "Liverpool" rises to fifth place © EuroFootball.com

Yesterday in the English "Premier" League, four matches of the 22nd round were played. The hosts performed better on that day - they achieved two victories, guests won once, and one match ended in a draw.

An important victory was achieved by the team led by R.Benitez, "Liverpool". This time, the legendary English club defeated the debutant "Norwich" 2-1 in the league. After this victory, "Liverpool" moved up to the 5th place in the league table, two points ahead of "Middlesbrough". However, the latter team has played one match less.

In the other matches, "Crystal Palace" beat "Aston Villa" with a score of 2-0. A.Johnson, who has been particularly successful this year, scored both goals of this match. Meanwhile, the match between "Newcastle" and "W.B.A." ended goalless, and the match between "Blackburn" and "Charlton" was won by the hosts with a minimal result.

Monday's results:

1 - 2

58' [0 - 1] Luis Garcia

64' [0 - 2] John Arne Riise

88' [1 - 2] Ryan Jarvis

1 - 0

41' [1 - 0] Brett Emerton

2 - 0

33' [1 - 0] Andrew Johnson

66' [2 - 0] Andrew Johnson (from a penalty kick)

0 - 0