The Premier League title race is heading in the direction of the ultimate straight – and Liverpool face Aston Villa on Wednesday with the prospect to maneuver 10 factors clear, having performed a recreation extra.
Liverpool doing simply sufficient to make sure they went seven factors clear on the high of the desk.
“Everybody will get nervous,” accepted Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson after the Wolves win.
“The gamers get nervous, the group will get nervous – that is solely pure. However one other recreation down. This result’s large.”
With 13 video games remaining, how doubtless are Liverpool to be caught? And who has the hardest run-in?
Liverpool wanting leggy or discovering other ways to win?
Liverpool’s efficiency in opposition to Wolves on Sunday was hardly one to set the pulses racing.
They had been good worth for his or her two-goal lead at half time – because of a Luis Diaz end and a Mohamed Salah penalty – however after the break it was struggling Wolves who had been the higher facet.
This was the primary time on file (since 2003-04) that Liverpool failed to aim a shot within the second half of a Premier League recreation at Anfield, in response to Opta.
In actual fact, it was the primary time on this interval that the Reds went a whole half of soccer with out making an attempt a shot in a house league match.
Opta’s supercomputer predicts Liverpool to win the Premier League fairly comfortably and has them to complete on 87 factors, seven away from Arsenal.
The statisticians give them an 87.65% likelihood of profitable the title, with the Gunners on 12.35%. Each different workforce has been given 0% likelihood of ending first.
What are Liverpool’s remaining fixtures?
Liverpool’s current type: WWWDW
It’s a hectic few weeks for Liverpool, with the Reds having league video games just about each three days till the top of the month.
However issues ease significantly in March, when the Reds play only one league recreation – a house fixture in opposition to backside membership Southampton.
That is to not say it’s a quiet month, nevertheless, with Liverpool having the small matter of the EFL Cup remaining in opposition to Newcastle on 16 March.
That cup remaining is why Wednesday’s recreation in opposition to Aston Villa has been introduced ahead. Arsenal play Chelsea at residence within the Premier League on 16 March – at which level each golf equipment may have 9 video games left.
On both 4 or 5 March, Liverpool may even have the primary leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, when they may journey to considered one of Paris St-Germain, Benfica, Monaco or Brest. The return leg at Anfield will happen every week later.
Liverpool end the season with a house recreation in opposition to Crystal Palace – by which level they’d hope to have already had the title wrapped up.
Liverpool’s remaining 13 Premier League video games:
19 February: Aston Villa (A)
23 February: Man Metropolis (A)
26 February: Newcastle (H)
8 March: Southampton (H)
2 April: Everton (H)
5 April: Fulham (A)
12 April: West Ham (H)
19 April: Leicester (A)
26 April: Tottenham (H)
3 Might: Chelsea (A)
10 Might: Arsenal (H)
18 Might: Brighton (A)
25 Might: Crystal Palace (H)
What are Arsenal’s remaining fixtures?
Arsenal’s current type: WDWWW
Arsenal are presently unbeaten in 15 league matches (W10 D5) – their longest run with out defeat underneath Mikel Arteta.
They’ve one fewer Premier League recreation than Liverpool in the remainder of this month, however face Chelsea on 16 March to catch-up whereas the Reds are within the Carabao Cup remaining.
Gunners followers shall be hoping their facet are nonetheless within the title race after they go to Anfield on 10 Might as a result of getting a end in that recreation would set them up for a house fixture in opposition to Newcastle after which an away journey to Southampton on the ultimate day, by which level the Saints may very well be relegated.
Arsenal’s remaining 13 Premier League video games:
22 February: West Ham (H)
26 February: Nottingham Forest (A)
9 March: Man Utd (A)
16 March: Chelsea (H)
1 April: Fulham (H)
5 April: Everton (A)
12 April: Brentford (H)
19 April: Ipswich (A)
26 April: Crystal Palace (H)
3 Might: Bournemouth (H)
10 Might: Liverpool (A)
18 Might: Newcastle (H)
25 Might: Southampton (A)
Who has the better run-in?
Liverpool may have been relieved to get the three factors in opposition to Wolves as a result of they’ve two powerful away video games arising – travelling to Aston Villa after which Manchester Metropolis.
In addition they play rivals Arsenal in the direction of the top of the season however have the benefit of internet hosting that encounter.
Arsenal, in the meantime, face six sides within the high half of the desk of their remaining 13 video games.
Because the historic desk beneath exhibits, solely as soon as in Premier League historical past has a facet held a lead of this dimension after 25 video games and never gone on to win the title.