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Wednesday’s cover: Roberto Firmino and Liverpool keep pressure on Chelsea

Kevin Jeffers

December 27, 2016

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Liverpool jumped back into second place in the Premier League table with their 4-1 pounding of Stoke City on Tuesday night, staying six points behind leaders Chelsea.

Roberto Firmino scored the second and decisive goal right before half-time, and takes the cover of The National's Sport section for Wednesday, December 28, 2016.

Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge also scored, while Stoke didn’t help matters with an own goal from Giannelli Imbula.

Richard Jolly was at Anfield, where Liverpool have been downright dominant this season.

“Few teams can score four when below their best. Liverpool did,” Jolly writes. “Without the injured pair of Philippe Coutinho and Joel Matip, they nevertheless extended their terrific run on Merseyside, where only Manchester United and West Ham have taken a point off them this season.”

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