In the early morning of April 15th, Beijing time, the Premier League played 2 more games, Liverpool and Arsenal played successively, but there were 2 upsets, Liverpool lost to Crystal Palace at home;
Liverpool 0:1 Crystal Palace
Liverpool's recent form has been a bit strained, after being beaten by Manchester United in the FA Cup, Manchester United only won a draw in the league and were beaten by Atalanta by three goals in the first leg of the Europa League round of eight. The Reds' ups and downs in form are a big reason for the slump in the forward line, and against Crystal Palace in this game, Liverpool once again fell into this "dead loop".
Liverpool had 18 shots on goal at the end of the game, but the result was nothing, but it was Crystal Palace who scored a goal in the 14th minute by Eze, and Liverpool lost 0-1, ending the 28-game unbeaten run in the Premier League at home. After all, Liverpool this week is 1 draw and 1 loss in the league, and the Europa League has lost by 3 goals.
Arsenal 0:2 Villa
Manchester City's victory put a lot of pressure on Arsenal, and the Gunners, who were already less resilient, did not come as a surprise to face Villa who were visiting and aiming for a Champions League spot. Arsenal's delay in attacking, coupled with the brave play of Martinez, the Gunners were blocked in attack one after another, and Villa were steadily looking for opportunities, and took the lead before and after the second game, first Pele outflanked and pushed to break the deadlock, and then Watkins scored another goal with a one-handed shot, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home, and was killed by former manager Unai Emery this season.
With the defeat of Liverpool and Arsenal, Manchester City laughed at the loss, and Pep Guardiola's side regained the initiative in the title race by two points and climbed to the top of the Premier League. According to the Opta big data model, the probability of Manchester City defending the Premier League title rises to 55.1%. In second place, only Arsenal has 36.7%, and Liverpool has dropped to 8.2%, as long as they win all six rounds, then Manchester City will complete the great feat of winning the Premier League for four consecutive years!