What Liverpool need to do to win the Premier League title
Arsenal’s maximum points total with 13 matches remaining for Mikel Arteta’s men is 92.
Therefore Liverpool need 93 points to GUARANTEE the Premier League title this season. And that’s assuming Arsenal win every match until the end of the season.
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The Reds are currently top of the table on 60 points after 25 matches and have got 13 games left to play as well.
Liverpool took four points from two games last week, drawing 2-2 against Everton in the Merseyside derby and beating Wolves at Anfield.
Liverpool can now get a maximum of 99 points after those matches and Arsenal are currently seven behind with 53 points to the Reds' current tally of 60.
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Arsenal nowhere near close enough
But they only need 33 more points from their remaining 13 matches to clinch the title beyond doubt, meaning 11 wins will suffice.
Liverpool will face Arsenal on matchday 36 at Anfield in a game which could have a huge bearing on the destiny of the title; that’s if the Reds haven’t wrapped it up by then.
Arsenal realistically need to win every game between now and then to stand a chance; if Liverpool win all 10 from now until the Arsenal game, they will be on 90 by the time the game rolls around and a win against the Gunners will seal it.
If Liverpool embark on that kind of run - and Arsenal fail to match it - then they will win the title even sooner.
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One caveat should be that as well as the Arsenal game at home, the Reds must visit Aston Villa, Man City and Chelsea.
If the worst-case scenario is Liverpool losing all three of those tough away games then they can still reach 90 points by the end of the season, only two behind Arsenal's remaining maximum total.
The Reds have won 72 percent of their Premier League matches this season and Arsenal’s total is 60 percent.
Arteta’s side will need to up their total to over 74 percent in order to get to their maximum points total. They have earned 2.12 points per game so far this season, leaving them on track for 80 points if they continue on their trajectory.
Arsenal have won 10 and drawn five of their last 15 matches since losing to Newcastle in November. That’s their longest-ever unbeaten run under Arteta. But even that form won't be good enough to catch the Reds, who are in a dominant position in the title race.
Their points per game total is up to 2.33 over those 15 matches but still way off what’s required if Liverpool hold their nerve. Going on that pace, Arsenal will end up around 83 points.
Admittedly, Liverpool have not been quite the same machine they were at the start of the season.
Beginning with the draw against Newcastle in early December, the Reds have played 12 league games, winning seven and drawing five for a points-per-game total of around 2.16.
Continuing on that form would give Liverpool around 88 points at the end of the season, meaning Arsenal need to be near PERFECT just to stand a chance.
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That means even allowing for some away defeats, unlikely given that they've only lost one of 25 matches so far, Liverpool should still comfortably see off their closest challengers.
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