In the 35th round of the Premier League, Liverpool beat Newcastle 1-0 away from home, temporarily overtaking Manchester City to occupy the top of the table, once again throwing pressure to the side of the blue moon.
The title race between Liverpool and Manchester City is very fierce, the red and blue duo are only 1 point apart, the direct confrontation is also a handshake, and now in the final sprint stage, no one can lose points, otherwise the previous achievements will be abandoned. However, considering that there is still a second leg of the Champions League semi-final next week – although already leading 2-0 – Klopp, who has just completed his contract extension, has rotated the starting line-up.
Arnold, Fabinho, Salah, Thiago and Liverpool's four main players sat on the bench, but the super strength of the squad still allowed them to take the lead first. In the 19th minute, Milner broke the ball in front of him and crossed, Keita and Jota combined to burst into the box, past the goalkeeper's left foot into the net, 1-0!
In the second half, Salah, Fabinho and Thiago came off the bench, and Liverpool took control of the situation and got several good chances to break the goal, although they failed to extend the score, but finally saved the victory, taking away three points on the road. You know, these 3 points are crucial, after all, Newcastle is the second most scored team in the Premier League this year, after Liverpool itself!
The data shows that first, the two teams have met nearly 11 times in all competitions, and Liverpool remain unbeaten! And for the first time since May 1969, the Reds went unbeaten in five consecutive visits to St. James' Park in the top flight.
Second, Liverpool have won 13 and drawn 13 times in their last 14 Premier League games, scoring a staggering 40 points, the most in the same period! The only time he lost points was in a 2-2 draw away to Manchester City.
Third, in the last 14 league games, Liverpool have maintained 11 clean sheets, and in the last 9 games, they have not conceded a goal, and the defense is very solid!
Fourth, in the Premier League this season on Saturday morning, Liverpool won all five games, scoring 12 goals and not conceding any goals!
Fifth, liverpool have scored in the last 20 Premier League away games and are unbeaten in 11 away games since 2022.
As a result, Liverpool accumulated 82 points in 34 rounds, surpassing Manchester City by 2 points in the first game. Manchester City can only regain the top spot by beating Leeds United away, the two teams are still only 1 point apart; if it is a draw or a loss, it is second, will be at a disadvantage in the title battle for the first time, the situation will be very passive, so the pressure comes to the blue moon side.
However, in the next round, Liverpool will usher in a tough battle, home against Tottenham Hotspur, the difficulty of winning is still not small. And What about City's opponents? It was Newcastle!