New Delhi: Matchday 25 of Premier League is now behind us and an interesting battle in the table is brewing in both the halves with Liverpool still leading the title run with a massive seven point gap. The Reds were in action against Wolves at Anfield and after a close battle, they managed to edge their opponents, winning it 2-1 to maintain the lead at the top of the table. Now the gap between them and Arsenal is of seven points despite the Gunners’ 2-0 triumph against Leicester. Meanwhile, the race to the top four is truly heating up and the stakes cannot be higher at this point.
Manchester City responded superbly after their Champions League defeat against Real Madrid, as top four rivals Newcastle had no answer to what the Sky-Blues them after Pep’s side thrashed the Magpies 4-0 to go fourth in the table. Meanwhile, Nottingham suffered a defeat against Fulham, who climbed back to 8th in the table, leaping above Aston Villa. After two successive losses,Brighton managed to shock Chelsea as they maintained 10th spot while the Blues’ top four hopes took a massive hit, sitting sixth in the table.
Everton are now bulldozing their way towards safety as now they are five games unbeaten with foour wins and a draw against their Merseyside rivals, Liverpool. This means that the Toffees are now sitting 14th, 13 points clear of the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Sunday’s assive fixture of the two fallen giants, Tottenham and Manchester United, where Spurs came out victorious, took them to 12th spot while United sunk to 15th.
Position | Teams | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Difference | Points |
1 | Liverpool | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 60 |
2 | Arsenal | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 53 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 47 |
4 | Manchester City | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
5 | Bournemouth | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 43 |
6 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
7 | Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 41 |
8 | Fulham | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
9 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 38 |
10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
11 | Brentford | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 34 |
12 | Tottenham | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 30 |
13 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 30 |
14 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
15 | Manchester United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 29 |
16 | West Ham United | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -18 | 27 |
17 | Wolves | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -19 | 19 |
18 | Ipswich Town | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -27 | 17 |
19 | Leicester City | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -30 | 17 |
20 | Southampton | 25 | 2 | 3 | 20 | -38 | 9 |
As the matchday 25 came to an end, some interesting results meant that the points table would also produce some big changes. Here’s a look at the table as we prepare for matchday 26 now. Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today