The sporting weekend in pictures

Dropped points against Toffees prove hard to swallow for Liverpool after Manchester City regain pole position.

Published Mar 4, 2019

Liverpool surrendered top spot in the Premier League, drawing at Everton the day after Manchester City had regained pole position with victory at Bournemouth.

Kepa made a winning return to the Chelsea team, while Brendan Rodgers tasted defeat for the first time since taking over as Leicester boss.

Here we look at some of the weekend’s best sporting action in pictures.

Everton v Liverpool – Premier League – Goodison Park — Liverpool were frustrated by Everton at Goodison Park (Peter Byrne/PA)

Fulham v Chelsea – Premier League – Craven Cottage — Kepa was beaten by a Calum Chambers shot for Fulham but ended on the winning side as Chelsea held on for a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage.

Watford v Leicester City – Premier League – Vicarage Road — The Hornets’ 2-1 win at Vicarage Road condemned Brendan Rodgers to a first defeat as Leicester boss (Steven Paston/PA)

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal – Premier League – Wembley Stadium — Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw his late penalty saved by Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the 1-1 draw at Wembley (John Walton/PA)

Burnley v Crystal Palace – Premier League – Turf Moor — Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson had a satisfying day at Burnley, with his team winning 3-1 (Nigel French/PA)

European Indoor Athletics Championships – Day Three – Emirates Arena — Great Britain’s Andy Pozzi, left, lost his 60 metres hurdles title after finishing sixth in the final in Glasgow (Ian Rutherford/PA)

Wigan Warriors v Sydney Roosters – World Club Challenge – DW Stadium — Wigan head coach Adrian Lam had a difficult afternoon as his team lost 18-16 to newly promoted London Broncos in the Betfred Super League (Martin Rickett/PA)

Dubai Tennis — Roger Federer reached the landmark of 100 tour-level titles after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (Kamran Jebreili/AP)