Chelsea will be hoping Liverpool clinching the Premier League title ahead of their fixture will play into their hands as they eye Champions League football.

At a stage of the season where points matter more than performances, Chelsea got more of the former than the latter might have delivered them against any other opponent. Nicolas Jackson's first half strike downed Everton,

Winning the Premier League is an achievement to savour, but in modern football, resting on laurels is a fast track to decline. Liverpool, under the stewardship of Arne Slot, must embrace the old adage: evolve or be left behind.