Man City are Premier League favorites after a pair of setbacks

 

Man City are Premier League favorites after a pair of setbacks

A pair of incidents were seen in the Premier League in one night. Arsenal's loss to Aston Villa was no fluke. However, considering the performance of the two teams and the atmosphere of the Premier League, there is no way to call this loss an accident. On the other hand, Liverpool's loss to Crystal Palace at Anfield at home is definitely a big event in the context of this season.

 Arsenal were on top even before the start of the 32nd matchday of the Premier League. The Gunners were at the top of the goal difference despite getting 71 points equal to Liverpool. Manchester City had 70 points with three. From there the drama begins. In the 32nd match, Citizens won a big 5-1 against Luton.

Liverpool and Arsenal needed a win to keep their position in the league. Both teams played at home. All expected to win thanks to their excellent form during the season. But after 90 minutes of play on the field, all the equations changed. Arsenal lost to Aston Villa thanks to goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins.

On the other hand, Liverpool had to lose at Anfield with Iberechi's goal. After this loss of the two teams, Man City came to the top of the Premier League after a long time this season. After 32 matches, City's points are 73. On the other hand, Liverpool and Arsenal are tied on 71 points.

After this one match, the image of the Premier League title race has changed. All Opta Analyst's calculations say that Manchester City's chance of winning the title at this moment is more than 70 percent. Arsenal's odds dropped from 30.3 per cent to 18.3 per cent after the defeat at Villa.

On the other hand, Liverpool's chance of winning the title has decreased from 17.4 percent to 11.7 percent. In the remaining 6 matchdays of the Premier League, three teams have obstacles like Tottenham Hotspur in front of them. The same team lost again this week against Newcastle United 4-0.

 Last season, Arsenal went more than 280 days at the top of the Premier League without winning the league title in a dramatic finale. Mikel Arteta's disciples may be walking in that direction this time too. And the challenge before Liverpool was to give coach Jurgen Klopp an honorable farewell. But defeat against Crystal Palace after a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in the Europa League has also made their path difficult.