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Liverpool maintained their charge for a first English championship of the Premier League era with a thrilling 3-2 win over title rivals Manchester City at an emotional Anfield Sunday afternoon where fans marked the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
Victory, combined with second-placed Chelsea's 1-0 win away to 10-man Swansea, left Liverpool two points clear at the top with four games to play. and seven in front of City.
Significantly it means the destiny of the title, which Liverpool last won in 1990, is now in the Reds' own hands.
Third-placed City have two games in hand on both Liverpool and Chelsea, who travel to Anfield in a fortnight for what could be a title-decider.
Meanwhile: Hull City staged a stirring second half fightback to book their first FA Cup final appearance with a thrilling 5-3 win over Sheffield United at Wembley.
Steve Bruce's side will face Arsenal in the first major Cup final in Hull's 110-year history on Saturday the 17th of May.
And here at home: Bidvest Wits defeated 10-man Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 in Botshabelo to reach the semifinals of the Nedbank Cup.
They join Maritzburg United, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in the semifinal draw.
