They beat Sheffield 3-1 in the EPL home game and regained first place, which they lost to Arsenal the day before, and the competition for the title is fierce between three teams, including Manchester City.
Strangled “He scored a goal” Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister (second from the left) is being congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal to make it 2-1 in the 31st minute of the English Premier League match against Sheffield on the 5th. On this day, Liverpool won 3-1 and regained the league lead within a day.
Liverpool regained the lead after one day.
Liverpool won 3-1 in a home game against Sheffield in the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) on the 5th. Liverpool, who thus increased their points to 70 points (21 wins, 7 draws, 2 losses), pushed aside Arsenal (68 points) and became first again in one day. Arsenal took the lead after beating Luton 2-0 the previous day. On the 7th, Arsenal faces Brighton, the 9th place team, and the lead could change again in two days.
In this season's EPL, the competition for the last-minute lead is fierce. As of the 5th, when approximately 80% of the entire schedule of 38 games per team has been played, the gap between first place Liverpool and third place Manchester City (67 points) is only 3 points. The 2013-2014 season was the last time the difference in points between first and third place in the EPL was less than 5 points. At that time, Manchester City won the championship with 86 points, and Liverpool took second place with 84 points. Third place was Chelsea with 82 points.
This season, the top three teams all played 30 games each. Liverpool's chances of winning are predicted to be the greatest. Although they are in shaky first place, they are currently in the lead by 2 points with 8 games remaining, and looking at the teams they will face in the future, there are many lower ranked teams compared to Arsenal.
NBC Sports, an American media outlet, said, “Liverpool will have many injured players, which will be an obstacle, but among the three teams competing for the lead, the remaining eight games are relatively easy.” He added, “The only ones Liverpool will face against strong teams are Aston Villa (4th) and Tottenham (4th). “5th place) and Manchester United (6th place).”
Opta, a media outlet specializing in sports statistics, also reported the results of a supercomputer simulation and estimated Liverpool's winning probability to be the highest at 47.7%. Liverpool aims to return to the top for the first time in four years after the 2019-2020 season. Next was Manchester City, who are trying to win their fourth consecutive EPL title, at 33.5%, and Arsenal's probability of winning was predicted to be 18.8%.
Chelsea won 4-3 in the match against Manchester United on the 5th after a seven-goal 'thriller'. Chelsea, who were trailing 2-3, achieved a dramatic come-from-behind victory with Cole Palmer's penalty kick goal in the 10th minute (100th minute) of extra time in the second half and Palmer's 'great goal' in the 11th minute (101st minute). Palmer scored a hat trick that day. 스포츠토토