If the title race in English Premier League football wasn't already over, it probably is now after Everton beat champions Manchester City 2-0 in Liverpool.
Already trailing leaders Manchester United by 12 points, a goal in each half at Goodison Park has City 15 behind United, who won 1-0 at relegation-threatened Reading at Old Trafford, thanks to Wayne Rooney's deflected first-half goal.
Leon Osman's swerving 32nd-minute shot put Everton in front at Goodison Park, and City could not reply even though the hosts were reduced to 10 men when Steven Pienaar was red-carded on the hour mark.
Everton stay sixth after Liverpool lost 3-1 at Southampton, while Arsenal hold onto fifth after a 2-0 win at Swansea City.
The bottom three looks all but set too, with Aston Villa's 3-2 home victory over Queen's Park Rangers opening up a three-point gap above Wigan in 18th after their win over Newcastle on Monday, and seven points above Reading and QPR.
Stoke City played out a scoreless home draw with West Bromwich Albion.
