Liverpool Opens 13-Point Lead, Forest Holds Arsenal
Liverpool opened up a 13-point lead in the Premier League after a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United, as closest pursuers Arsenal played out a 0-0 stalemate at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
If the weekend’s results appeared to have given Liverpool one hand on the trophy, Arne Slot’s team now seem unstoppable.
Goals in each half by Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister were enough for Liverpool to see off Newcastle who slipped one place in the table to sixth.
Arsenal drop points
Liverpool take full advantageThe gap between the pair is extended to 13 points ↔️ pic.twitter.com/nIBscFZRP2
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 26, 2025
“I think the desire to win trophies is driving us on,” Liverpool midfielder Mac Allister said. “We know that this season we maybe have the opportunity to win some, so we are really happy to work really hard and hopefully we can keep on going.”
Liverpool have come through a testing run of fixtures with a draw away at Aston Villa followed by wins against Manchester City and now Newcastle. Only a run of poor result can deny the club a 20th English league title.
Arsenal’s defeat by West Ham at the weekend knocked the stuffing out of the London club and while manager Mikel Arteta vowed not to give up the chase, a 0-0 draw at Forest was another nail in the coffin of their title dream.
Liverpool have 67 points from 28 games with Arsenal on 54, albeit having one game in hand. Forest have 48 points.
Wednesday’s NPFL results
Brentford 1-1 Everton
Manchester United 3-2 Ipswich
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Manchester City
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle.
Do you see your team? pic.twitter.com/Uk3H3BNct3
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 27, 2025
Comments are closed.