Premier League

The Premier League title race between Manchester City and Liverpool looks set to go right down to the final day of the season. But there is a scenario that ...

Liverpool are then in action in the Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday, May 28. Matchweek 38 of the Premier League season will take place on Sunday, May 22. So if City and Liverpool end the season level on points, goal difference and goals scored then the destination of the Premier League title will be decided in a play-off.

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Ederson loses to Alisson once again as the shot-stopper can only manage eighth position. The controversial Tevez takes fourth spot. Had he handled himself better on the pitch, he would surely have been Ballon d’Or worthy. Whilst the Uruguayan can’t boast the longevity of Aguero, his impact could be perceived as far greater. Let’s also not forget that iconic last-minute winner against QPR which earnt the club their very first crown – it will take something special to knock ‘Kun Aguero’ off his perch. There could only ever have been one man at top spot and Aguero takes the prize.

After a disappointing 1-1 draw in their previous Premier League match versus Tottenham, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool returned to winning ways.

As per William Hill, Liverpool are the first team to beat Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa side multiple times in the Premier League (1-0 and 2-1). They have managed to score more in a PL campaign once before, in 2013-14 (48) when they finished second behind Manchester City. Having played 35 games, City have notched 27 wins, five draws, and 3 losses (86 points). They have scored 89 goals, besides conceding 21. Liverpool are behind on goal difference now, having played a game more. Liverpool went behind early on when Douglas Luiz scored after keeper Alisson failed to hold his header. The Reds saw off a spirited Aston Villa side, coming from behind to seal a 2-1 win.

City and Liverpool have been the dominant sides in England in recent seasons, winning the last four Premier League titles between them. Liverpool lifted the ...

'Playing in the Premier League is incredible and even more so playing for Manchester City,' he added. It's great playing in this country of football, with all the passion from all the fans.' and describes Jurgen Klopp's men as the 'best opponent I have ever faced'

As things stand, the Premier League title race could be decided on goal difference, as Liverpool and Manchester City push things to the wire.

The Reds proceeded to lose 1-0 to Leicester in their next Premier League outing without their influential left-back, and were also held to a 2-2 draw against Chelsea without Robertson. In Liverpool’s case, the Reds sit second with 86 points from 36 games, and a goal difference of +65. The Citizens sit atop England’s top-flight with 86 points to their name from 35 outings, with a goal difference of +68.

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Manchester City on Wednesday and depending on Liverpool's result against Aston Villa on Tuesday, Pep Guardiola and his players ...

Wolves: Three losses from the last four is not good enough for Bruno Lage's men and points will be needed against one of City or Liverpool if Europe is to be reached. The Hammers are arguably the toughest opponents but there might not be anything left to play for if Villa do City a favor against Liverpool. This one should be easy enough for the visitors who know that three more wins will seal the title. City: Kyle Walker, John Stones, and Ruben Dias are all out for the rest of this season. Wolves: Daniel Podence will miss out, although he is expected to be back before the end of this season. Can they halt City's progress and help Liverpool back into the race?

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Ferguson has 13 in 27 (so got one on average once every 4.5 years), Wenger got 3 in 22 years (one every 7.3 years). Klopp is not as good as Ferguson, but better than Wenger (but if he doesn’t win the PL in the next couple of years, he’ll slip) – of course, I’ll conced that that is another entirely made up metric to support a straw man argument, which others would be right to ignore. More points today doesn’t mean a team was better than a team that played 25 years ago – it just doesn’t. It just means that the league was more competitive back then and that even the best team wasn’t guaranteed three points against two thirds of their opponents before a ball is kicked. In thst sense Klopp probably is a “better” manager in a strict qualitative sense, but so too are most of the top flight managers. It’ll be interesting to see where other players who are being chased by a myriad of the big clubs across Europe (Nkunku for example) end up going in the summer. And now is the time to win the league, what with Haaland coming in next year. Man City have already had one of these in Sergio Aguero, yet still were unable to win the Champions League with one of the Premier Leagues best ever strikers. And who knows, maybe it will be time to break out the narrative klaxon if the title race is in the hands of Steven Gerrard. Haaland is most likely being signed to win the Champions League. In the Premier League Man City already win around 30 games a season, and score lots of goals. But they absolutely cannot move to a club more likely to win trophies as we’ll be right in contention for a lot next season as well. Obviously it’s to draw the other towards our goal and create that space for a fast transition, but when the other team doesnt take the bait…we’re stuck. It’s a shame we couldn’t win the title this year because all season I kept thinking “wow if city had an actual striker this could have been a win/cricket score” against Liverpool the lack of a striker cost them 2 or 3 good chances. The fact is, it’s also possible for City to pretty much wrap up the title before Liverpool play again.

Liverpool trail Man City by three points in the Premier League table with just two fixtures left to play.

If Liverpool were to beat both Southampton and Wolves, while City lost one and won one in the remaining two matches, then the title would be decided on goal difference. Liverpool now have just two matches left to try and leapfrog City to the title. The Reds are battling with Manchester City for the league title, and have just two matches left to play.

Midfield maestro Kevin de Bruyne scores four to help the reigning champions restore their three-point cushion over title rivals Liverpool with two games to ...

Meanwhile, Kovacic tried but was unable to play on after being hurt by James' foul and came off six minutes later after the red card. A negative on the night for City was centre-back Aymeric Laporte coming off with an apparent knee injury. Leeds are third from bottom, behind Burnley on goal difference having played one game more. Sunday’s (Monday NZT) victory at Leicester was Everton’s first on the road in the Premier League since August but the team were unable to follow it up with a second as Watford recorded their first post-pandemic clean sheet at Vicarage Road. Kevin De Bruyne produced a string of devastating finishes in scoring four of Manchester City's goals in a 5-1 win at Wolves to restore their three-point lead over Liverpool in the Premier League title race on Wednesday (Thursday NZT). Raheem Sterling wrapped up the scoring in the 84th minute as City made it five goals for the second straight match, after a 5-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday (Monday NZT).

Jürgen Klopp said: 'There is no mercy because of this situation of reaching all these finals,' but Fabinho is a doubt for the FA Cup final with a muscle ...

Unfortunately, he is a really good signing.” He is a real beast. Klopp praised the mentality of his players and Alisson for making a world-class save to deny Danny Ings an equaliser.

Manchester City face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux this evening, looking to take one step closer to another Premier League title.

As it stands, the Blues need seven points from their remaining nine to guarantee back-to-back domestic triumphs for the second time under Pep Guardiola. Pep Guardiola confirmed there has been no changes to the availability within his Manchester City squad for this clash. Manchester City

Chelsea 'cooled their interest in signing Erling Haaland over concerns about his suitability for the Premier League - because he will not get the same space to ...

Unfortunately, he is a really good signing.' He is a real beast. He will love that. Good player. Erling Haaland's suitability for the Premier League was reportedly a key reason for Chelsea cooling their interest in signing the star striker, who has since joined Manchester City. Chelsea 'cooled their interest in signing Erling Haaland over concerns about his suitability for the Premier League - because he will not get the same space to attack as he had at Borussia Dortmund'

Manchester City's midfield genius Kevin De Bruyne scored four goals on Wednesday in a 5-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers to put his team in a commanding ...

It should have been five to be honest!" For the first goal, he began the move before running on to Bernardo Silva's return pass for a sumptuously-placed finish in the seventh minute. "When you score four goals, it's always something special. Out of the three, that was the purest," he said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was relieved with a 3-0 win over Leeds United after a difficult month.

Good news." We had a lot of reason to trust ourselves. We deserved to win.

Kevin de Bruyne stole the show by netting four goals as Manchester City edged closer to the Premier League by thrashing Wolverhampton Wanderers.

With City comfortably leading, Guardiola opted to withdraw Fernandinho and Foden for the final 15 minutes as Riyad Mahrez and Grealish came on to see out the closing stages of the win. Wolves came out firing in the second half in search of a way back, but it was City who got the next goal as De Bruyne got his fourth with a right-footed finish this time. The hosts joy didn't last too long as City were back in front five minutes later, with De Bruyne bagging his second goal with another left-footed finish in the box.

Pep Guardiola's men move three points clear of Liverpool with two games to play and boosted their goal difference to seven superior to the Reds.

"He has been decisive scoring goals, this is what makes him the greatest. He always has the sense to make an assist, but now he is more clinical. He has the sense to score goals. The best was yet to come from the 30-year-old as he took aim from outside the box and arrowed a shot into the bottom corner to complete a hat-trick, with all three goals scored by his supposedly weaker left foot. Pep Guardiola's men move three points clear of Liverpool with two games to play and boosted their goal difference to seven superior to the Reds. Pep Guardiola's men move three points clear of Liverpool with two games to play and boosted their goal difference to seven superior to the Reds.

Manchester City have suffered yet another major injury blow at centre-back, with Aymeric Laporte taken off midway through the second-half against Wolves ...

Astonishingly, the 30-year-old was not done there. He was on hand to fire a rebound into the corner just after the half-time break and join an elite club of players to score four goals in one Premier League match. With Ruben Dias, John Stones, and Kyle Walker all missing for the remainder of the season - according to Guardiola - the Catalan will be desperate to not add Laporte to the treatment table.

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Luke Ayling is also out for the campaign with suspension, while Patrick Bamford, Tyler Roberts and Adam Forshaw are out injured, meaning Marsch was forced to name four players on the bench against Chelsea who are yet to play in the Premier League this season. Jack Harrison and Raphinha are also injury doubts after coming off against Chelsea - Marsch said the former suffered a "contusion" that limited his movement - and the American's squad is starting to look desperately thin. It was never going to be a classic, and so it proved. There were still 35 minutes on the clock when Christian Pulisic doubled Chelsea's lead at Elland Road, but both they and Leeds seemed to know that the game was up. "He initially came in on the right wing then moved to the left when Salah arrived," said Jamie Carragher after the Villa game. "Diaz comes in on the left and Mane goes to centre forward. Yet the Senegalese winger's expert header against Villa symbolises how flexible Mane has had to be in that fixed front three, with Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz now in the competition mixer too. "I have a feeling he has started to enjoy scoring," he revealed. But I think this season he has also had the sense to be prolific to score goals. In the 18 months or so before Klopp had joined, Liverpool had signed the likes of Christian Benteke, Mario Balotelli and Ings - all of whom flopped very quickly. The third of the four was De Bruyne's favourite, a rasping drive with his so-called weaker foot that showcased his extraordinary technique. That has always been Kevin De Bruyne but where he would once look to influence games with his passing now he has added decisive goals too.

On a sliding scale from top to bottom, every place in the Premier League is worth roughly £2.2 million in prize money this season.

“We need to finish as high as possible because it’s worth a lot of money, the positions where we finish in the league.” There is no trophy for finishing ninth in the Premier League nor glory in ending up 10th. That sum is due to tumble this season but the final days of the campaign will decide by how much. At the back end of a season due to finish on Sunday week, five points currently separate six clubs from ninth to 14th. It will get there because there’s still growth in the market but it’s still going to hurt clubs for a few years yet. For the middling Premier League clubs it’s the approximate financial equivalent of two years of a shirt sponsorship deal. “All these clubs are still in recovery mode after COVID-19. It’s going to take a couple of years before it’s completely back to normal. “This new agreement will continue that trend with a subtle change that further incentivises on-pitch achievement and maintains the Premier League’s position as the most equitable in Europe in terms of sharing central revenues,” said then chief executive Richard Scudamore in 2018. The existing levels of international revenue would continue to be shared out equally among the 20 clubs but any increase would be distributed on where a team finished in the league table. On a sliding scale from top to bottom, every place in the Premier League is worth roughly £2.2 million in prize money this season. The Premier League’s annual pot — all £2.5 billion of it — is clinically divided up at a season’s end. In the region of £13 million.

Jamie Redknapp pretty much nailed his prediction on at the start of the season amid this year's Premier League title tussle between Liverpool and Manchester ...

Liverpool have two games left and face Southampton and Wolves in the Premier League with an FA Cup final against Chelsea to contend with as well. Liverpool drew level with City at the top of the Premier League with a nail-biting win over Aston Villa on Tuesday night. City have been setting the pace for most of the season and were 15 points clear at one moment earlier in the campaign.

Kevin De Bruyne has single-handedly put Manchester City in pole position to regain their three-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the table at Molineux ...

Yorke scored a 22-minute hat-trick on February 25, 2001 when Manchester United demolished Arsenal 6-1. This was De Bruyne's first-ever hattrick for City and what a time to get it with the stakes higher than ever as City attempt to close in on a Premier League title. It's the third-fastest hattrick in the history of the Premier League with only Dwight Yorke and Sadio Mane ahead of him.

Pep Guardiola described Kevin De Bruyne's form as "beyond perfect" after the Belgian scored four goals in a thrashing of Wolves that took Manchester City ...

He always has the sense to make an assist, but now he is more clinical. "He has been decisive scoring goals, this is what makes him the greatest. He has the sense to score goals. More defensive injuries to Laporte and Fernandinho were the only negative of the night for City. "The second part of the league was beyond perfect," said Guardiola of De Bruyne's form. City need just four points from Sunday's trip to West Ham and the visit of Aston Villa on the final day of the season to be crowned champions for the fourth time in five years.