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We have only just ticked into March, but the Premier League title race is already looking dead and buried. Liverpool are a whopping 13 points clear of second-placed Arsenal – albeit having played a game more than the Gunners – and Arne Slot’s men are looking out of sight. Couple that with the fact that last season’s runners-up are playing a defensive midfielder up front due to season-ending injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz, and it’s clear that the Reds are in a much stronger position than their nearest rivals.
The bookies certainly agree. The latest online sports betting at Bovada odds now make the Merseysiders a whopping -5000 favorite to win the title this season, with Arsenal an afterthought at +2500. From that alone, it’s clear that if Liverpool were to slip up now, it would be the biggest collapse of all time, and would seriously switch up the online sports betting odds.
But some games could prove trickier than others for the Reds from here on out. We’re not saying they are going to lose four games – and that Arsenal is going to win all of their remaining fixtures for that matter – but if they were to, these are the ones it would be.
Tottenham (H) – April 27th
Liverpool have a grueling upcoming end to the season, featuring four brutal matches in a row before ending the campaign at home to Crystal Palace. The first of those is a clash against Tottenham at Anfield on April 27th. Admittedly, Slot’s side will be a huge favorite to win this one, and rightfully so, but there are several reasons as to why they should be fearful.
Spurs have struggled this season, with injuries derailing any hopes they had of securing European football next term. However, most of their top stars will have returned to full fitness in time for their trip to Merseyside. James Maddison is already back in the side, as is Brennan Johnson, while the return of the star central defensive pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven is also thought to be imminent. That could spell trouble for Liverpool, especially considering that they haven’t had the best record against the Londoners in recent campaigns.
Before this season, they had won just two of their last five games against Tottenham, including a 1-1 draw at Anfield in May 2022. This season, an injury-riddled Spurs claimed a 1-0 win in the League Cup, and a similarly herculean display could throw a spanner in the works for Mohamed Salah and Co.
Chelsea (A) – May 3rd
The fixtures don’t get any easier for the Merseysiders, and one week later, they will head to Stamford Bridge for a heavyweight showdown against Chelsea. The Blues would love nothing more than nuking their northern rivals’ title hopes, and handing them a second defeat in a week would certainly do that.
There is no shortage of bad blood between the two clubs. That came to a head in the late noughties when the two sides met in four straight seasons in the UEFA Champions League. Tensions were only heightened when Fernando Torres swapped the red of Anfield for the Blue of Stamford Bridge in 2011. And how can we forget in 2014, when Jose Mourinho’s Blues rocked up to Anfield determined to destroy their hopes of a first crown in an eternity?
They succeeded then, and 11 years on, they have the chance to do it again.
Arsenal (H) – May 10th
If Liverpool does slip up in those two encounters, then what a contest we are in for on May 10th. Arsenal will head to Anfield for a potential Premier League decider. If we are correct about those aforementioned banana skins, then the gap between the two teams will be just five points, and the pressure will be ramped up. If The Reds win, then they would be crowned champions, but if The Gunners get the job done, then the lead will be cut to two points with just two games remaining.
While Mikel Arteta’s side is certainly in a dark place with injuries, they still can get the job done on any given day. At present, they lack an attacking threat, but that could serve them well for this trip north. They will have to soak up pressure, something they are well adapted to doing. Plus, there is no bigger threat from set pieces than the Gunners, and every single corner and free kick will be attacked like their lives depend on it.
Their ongoing injury crisis will be in a much better position by the time this contest rolls around. Yes, Havertz and Gabriel Jesus will be out, but superstar winger Bukayo Saka will have returned, as will Gabriel Martinelli, and he could be the man to solve the club’s striking crisis. Plus, lest we forget, Arsenal has gone to Anfield needing to win to secure the title before, and they managed to do it. That, of course, came through Alan Smith’s last-minute goal in 1989, and there will be plenty of Gunners hoping to write their name into folklore in 2025.
Brighton (A) – 18th May
Heading into the penultimate game of the season, Liverpool could be reeling from three straight losses. They will then have to head to highflying Brighton, a place that no team ever wants to visit. The Seagulls are just four points off a spot in the Champions League at the time of writing, and they will be highly motivated to pick up three points for their own ambitions.
The Reds haven’t won at the AmEx in the Premier League in three years, suffering a 3-0 defeat there two years ago. Such a catastrophic result, coupled with a slew of Arsenal victories, would see Liverpool drop into second place, trailing The Gunners by one point heading into the campaign’s final weekend. We’re not saying it’s going to happen, but for Arsenal fans, the dream – as impossible as it might seem – is still alive, if barely.
