A goal in each half from Philippe Coutinho and Raheem Sterling gave Liverpool a hard fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St. Mary's in the Premier League on Sunday.
Coutinho collected a pass 25 yards out before curling a tremendous strike beyond the reach of outstretched Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster in the third minute.
Southampton's Filip Djuricic had two strong penalty appeals rejected by referee Kevin Friend in the opening five.
The home side had the majority of possession in the second half but were punished for some poor defending by Sterling in the 73rd.
After Matt Targett slipped as he attempted to clear an Alberto Moreno cross, Sterling pounced on the loose ball, drilling a low effort past Forster to secure Liverpool's win.
Everton's struggles with holding the lead in the Premier League were once again on display Sunday at Goodison Park where the home side was held to a 2-2 draw by relegation-threatened Leicester City.
Everton, who took the lead through Gary Naismith in the 57th minute, have now dropped a league highest 17 points from winning positions.
Leicester struck back through Gary Nugent, who equalized in the 63rd, and took the lead seven minutes later when Esteban Cambiasso smashed the ball into the goal after a clever set-up by Jamie Vardy.
Despite squandering a host of chances the Toffees equalized with an own goal when Romelu Lukaku's diving header was directed into the net by defender Matthew Upson in the 88th.
Everton's barren run in the league has now stretched to just one victory in 10 matches.
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