Welbeck dents Liverpool's Champions League hopes in Brighton, Everton thrash Chelsea

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BRIGHTON, England, March 21 : Liverpool's push for a Champions League place took another hit as Danny Welbeck struck in each half to give Brighton & Hove Albion a deserved 2-1 Premier League win on Saturday, the reigning champions' 10th league defeat of a faltering season.
Everton and Fulham both kept alive their European hopes as Everton cruised to a commanding 3-0 win over Chelsea to hand the visitors a fourth straight defeat in all competitions, and Fulham came back from a goal down to beat struggling Burnley 3-1.
Leeds United were hosting Brentford in Saturday's late game.
At the Amex Stadium, Liverpool remained fifth on 49 points with just one point from their last three league games in another flat display that was worsened by an early injury to Hugo Ekitike.
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Welbeck scored both goals for Brighton, who are 10th on 43 points. He headed them in front after 14 minutes when Diego Gomez steered a deep cross back across goal before Milos Kerkez levelled following a Lewis Dunk error.
Welbeck restored the lead with a VAR‑checked tap‑in shortly after halftime, his 12th league goal of the season.
"Disappointed," Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo told TNT Sports. "We wanted to win which is important in the situation we are in but it didn't go that way, so it's a difficult afternoon.
"We have to fight to win (the last) seven games."
Beto struck twice to help Everton climb to seventh in the standings on 46 points while Chelsea remained in sixth spot on 48.
The Portuguese striker opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, latching on to a pinpoint pass from James Garner before completing his double just after the hour, slipping the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
Iliman Ndiaye sealed the victory with a sublime effort 14 minutes from time, curling into the top corner to give Everton their biggest win over Chelsea since 1987 and secure back-to-back home victories for the first time at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
"Today was a must-win game for us," Beto told Sky Sports. "Since we came out of the hotel the fans were shouting. They knew. They were feeling like we need to win this game, so we did a great performance, three goals, clean sheet. We are happy."
At Craven Cottage, Fulham's victory propelled them to ninth in the table on 44 points, while struggling Burnley are nine points from safety in 19th.
Zian Flemming put Burnley ahead on the hour but the hosts hit back with two goals in six minutes as teenager J

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### Merits
- Welbeck restored the lead with a VAR‑checked tap‑in shortly after halftime, his 12th league goal of the season. "Disappointed," Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo told TNT Sports. "We wanted to win which is important in the situation we are in but it didn't go that way, so it's a difficult afternoon. "We have to fight to win (the last) seven games." Beto struck twice to help Everton climb to seventh in the standings on 46 points while Chelsea remained in sixth spot on 48.

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- CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Welbeck scored both goals for Brighton, who are 10th on 43 points.
- Welbeck restored the lead with a VAR‑checked tap‑in shortly after halftime, his 12th league goal of the season. "Disappointed," Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo told TNT Sports. "We wanted to win which is important in the situation we are in but it didn't go that way, so it's a difficult afternoon. "We have to fight to win (the last) seven games." Beto struck twice to help Everton climb to seventh in the standings on 46 points while Chelsea remained in sixth spot on 48.

### Implications
- Welbeck restored the lead with a VAR‑checked tap‑in shortly after halftime, his 12th league goal of the season. "Disappointed," Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo told TNT Sports. "We wanted to win which is important in the situation we are in but it didn't go that way, so it's a difficult afternoon. "We have to fight to win (the last) seven games." Beto struck twice to help Everton climb to seventh in the standings on 46 points while Chelsea remained in sixth spot on 48.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers league, brighton, liverpool topics. Notable strengths include discussion of league. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 971.