( CNN ) -- Derby games can sometimes be dull , with space at a premium and scoring chances few . That was n't the case Saturday when Liverpool and Everton played to a thrilling 3-3 lunchtime draw in the English Premier League . Daniel Sturridge 's goal in the 89th minute salvaged a point for Liverpool , which had taken the lead away from home in the fifth minute . It was the highest scoring Merseyside league derby since Liverpool thrashed Everton 6-0 in 1935 . `` All in all a wonderful game and when you come to your rivals it is important not to lose , '' Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers told BT Sport . Liverpool 's dropped points , though , allowed Arsenal to extend its advantage atop the Premier League to four points . The Gunners later defeated Southampton 2-0 . Prior to Sturridge 's conversion from a Steven Gerrard free kick , Romelu Lukaku 's two second-half goals reversed a 2-1 Liverpool lead . Lukaku netted his sixth and seventh league goals since joining Everton on loan from Chelsea . `` That is the best experience I 've ever had in club football , '' the Belgian international told BT Sport . `` It 's a pity we did n't win but hopefully we will next time . '' Lukaku 's compatriot , Kevin Mirallas , canceled out Philippe Coutinho 's effort to make it 1-1 after eight minutes before Luis Suarez 's free kick put Liverpool back on top . Despite losing influential left-back Leighton Baines to injury and after Liverpool 's Joe Allen missed a sitter , Everton pushed forward in the second half and got its reward through Lukaku strikes in the 72nd and 82nd minutes . Substitute Sturridge , however , had the last word . `` It 's really disappointing we did n't get three points , '' Everton manager Roberto Martinez , whose side still rose to fifth , told BT Sport . `` I 'm disappointed to concede from three set plays . `` To concede late on from a dead ball situation does n't reward my team for how they played in the second half . '' Southampton could have gone top of the standings but a mistake by goalkeeper Artur Boruc -- one of the Saints ' best players this season -- gifted Olivier Giroud the opening goal in the 22nd minute in London . Giroud , part of France 's squad that this week advanced to the World Cup courtesy of the playoffs , completed his brace from the penalty spot in the 86th minute after defender Jose Fonte tugged at the shirt of Per Mertesacker . Chelsea pulled level with Liverpool on 24 points , dispatching West Ham 3-0 in the late kickoff thanks to a pair of strikes from former Hammer Frank Lampard . Elsewhere , Newcastle beat Norwich 2-1 for a third consecutive victory -- French striker Loic Remy has scored in all three games -- and Stoke City blanked 10-man Sunderland 2-0 . Sunderland defender Wes Brown saw red to the disbelief of Black Cats boss Gus Poyet in the 36th minute . Crystal Palace , which named Tony Pulis as manager earlier Saturday , moved off the bottom and ahead of Sunderland by edging Hull City 1-0 even after having Yannick Bolasie dismissed in the 78th minute . Fulham remained in the relegation zone , downed 2-1 at home by Swansea in Rene Meulensteen 's first game as head coach assisting Cottagers manager Martin Jol . On Sunday Manchester City , perfect at home but struggling on the road , hosts Tottenham and Manchester United visits Cardiff . The Red Devils are coming off a morale boosting 1-0 win over Arsenal two weeks ago .
Southampton and Chelsea play to the highest scoring Merseyside derby in about 80 years . Substitute Hammer Frank Lampard late goal gives Liverpool a four -3 draw away from home . Arsenal increases its lead in the Premier League to four points after topping Southampton . Chelsea joins first -place Liverpool on 24 points after coasting past West Ham .