Liverpool stay within the driving seat within the Premier League title race however there are indicators that as a substitute of Arne Slot’s facet vanishing over the horizon within the second half of the season they may face an actual battle to be topped champions.
The leaders head to Brentford on Saturday with a four-point cushion over second-placed Arsenal and a sport in hand however immediately they don’t seem to be having all of it their very own means.
While unbeaten within the league since dropping at house to Nottingham Forest in September, a run of 16 video games, they’ve drawn 4 of their final seven, having dropped factors in solely two of their first 13 matches.
The failure of the groups beneath them to take full benefit, specifically Chelsea and Arsenal, and Manchester City’s meltdown in the direction of the top of final yr means Liverpool nonetheless look safe.
But Arsenal’s 2-1 house win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, the night time after Liverpool have been held 1-1 without warning bundle Nottingham Forest, has left the door ajar.
Arsenal, who’re unbeaten in 11 league video games and host seventh-placed Aston Villa tomorrow, look the almost certainly facet to chase Liverpool down however Forest, who’re six factors off the tempo have turn out to be a part of the dialog.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet reeled off six successive league victories earlier than the draw with Liverpool and may get again to profitable methods this weekend as they host backside membership Southampton on the City Ground.
Newcastle United are the shape group with six straight wins pushing them into the fourth spot, though they’re 9 factors adrift of Liverpool having performed a sport extra. Eddie Howe’s facet host Bournemouth, who’re eighth, on Saturday.
Chelsea’s climb has tailed off after a five-match winless streak within the league and Enzo Maresca’s fifth-placed facet might be determined to get again on observe at house to relegation-battling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday.
Home objectives
Liverpool might be aware of a Brentford facet who present scant regard for reputations and hit again with two late objectives to attract 2-2 with Manchester City on Tuesday on the Gtech Community Stadium the place they’ve scored 29 objectives, greater than every other facet has managed at house this season.
They have leaked 21 there too, so Saturday’s go to from Liverpool is unlikely to be a cagey encounter.
Arsenal’s midweek victory over Tottenham revived their temper after a tough begin to the yr which has included a draw at Brighton & Hove Albion, back-to-back house cup defeats and a season-ending knee harm for ahead Gabriel Jesus.
But opponents Villa are exhibiting returning to kind and the final time Arsenal misplaced at house within the league it was to their former supervisor Unai Emery’s Midlands facet – a 2-0 defeat in April that dealt an enormous blow to the Gunners’ title ambitions.
The return of supervisor David Moyes to Everton fell flat on Wednesday because the Scot started his second spell in cost with a 1-0 house defeat by Villa.
Everton are one level above the relegation zone having scored one aim in six league video games however Sunday’s go to of a woefully out-of-form Spurs provides an opportunity to realize momentum.
Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham facet have gained as soon as of their final 9 league video games and discuss of a top-four problem has now been changed with that of a possible relegation battle if issues don’t enhance quickly.
“The reality is that our results and our form in the league has been nowhere near good enough. That needs to change,” the Australian stated on Wednesday.
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