Liverpool: Seamus Coleman scored an injury-time winner for Everton as they beat Cardiff 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday. Cardiff looked set to secure a valuable point as they look to avoid relegation, until the defender struck for the home side.
Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard denied Fraizer Campbell the opening goal in the first half and the visitors were punished after the interval when youngster Gerard Deulofeu converted at the near post after a surging run into the penalty area. Cardiff equalized through defender Juan Cala, who converted from close range following substitute Peter Whittingham's free kick.
Everton pressed forward for the winner and was rewarded in the closing stages. That win lifts the Toffees into sixth place, three points ahead of Manchester United, while Cardiff remain second from bottom.
In another match, bottom-place Fulham beat Newcastle 1-0 on for their first win in the Premier League since New Year's Day. The Cottagers last victory came in a 2-1 home win over West Ham when Rene Meulensteen was still in charge.
Since then, a miserable run of seven defeats and two draws has seen the club part with the Dutch coach and replace him with German Felix Magath. And the 60-year-old Magath claimed his first victory since taking over when Ashkan Dejagah cut in from the left before rifling a shot under goalkeeper Tim Krul in the 68th minute.
West Bromwich Albion recovered from conceding an early goal by scoring twice in the second half to earn a 2-1 win at Swansea on Saturday in the Premier League.
A day after severing ties with striker Nicolas Anelka, West Brom had a terrible start as Roland Lamah put Swansea ahead in just the second minute. But Stephane Sessegnon equalized in the 52nd and Youssuf Mulumbu netted the winner in the 85th to put West Brom three points above the relegation zone. They are now just one point behind 14-place Swansea.
West Brom announced late Friday it had fired Anelka after the French forward said on Twitter that he had terminated his contract following his ban for a controversial goal celebration gesture.
Southampton secured a 4-2 win over relegation-threatened Norwich in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Saints took a fifth-minute lead when Morgan Schneiderlin raced onto midfielder Gaston Ramirez's pass before slotting past John Ruddy.
The visitors found themselves chasing a two-goal margin when substitute Ricky Lambert struck seconds after his introduction in the 57th.Lambert then turned provider for Jay Rodriguez, who converted from close range in the 72nd.
Norwich set up a dramatic finale after grabbing two goals in quick succession. First through substitute Johan Elmander in the 85th before Robert Snodgrass beat goalkeeper Artur Boruc seconds later.
Crystal Palace held Sunderland to a 0-0 draw in the Premier League on Saturday in a game between two sides fighting to stave off relegation. The hosts dominated possession but struggled to create scoring chances, with Fabio Borini coming closest in the 83rd minute when his hard shot hit the crossbar.
Kagisho Dikgacoi missed a late chance for the visitors to steal the win when his shot from the center of the box went wide. Palace remained three points above Sunderland in 17th place, but the visitors have two games in hand.
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