Liverpool v Arsenal in Premier League title race: How do fixtures compare? Can Gunners overhaul gap at top?
Updated 14/02/2025 at 14:58 GMT
Liverpool are seven points clear at the top of the Premier League following their 2-2 draw with Everton in the Merseyside derby. The dropped points might have given second-placed Arsenal some hope that they could catch Liverpool with 14 games left to play, but what fixtures are coming up for both sides, could injuries play a part in the title race, and does history suggest Liverpool will triumph?
Furious scrap after final whistle sees Jones and Doucoure sent off
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Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes suffered a setback after conceding a 98th-minute equaliser against Everton - but how much of a setback? And what is coming up in the next month for Arne Slot’s side?
Liverpool looked set to move nine points clear of second-placed Arsenal until James Tarkowski volleyed home in the dying moments to send Goodison Park wild.
The draw means Liverpool have a seven-point lead at the top of the table with 14 matches still to play.
Opta’s supercomputer predictor gives Liverpool an 89% chance of winning the title, compared to 10.9% for Arsenal.
Liverpool still in strong position
While Everton’s late equaliser might have given Arsenal fans hope, history says it’s still Liverpool’s title to lose.
The maximum deficit that has been overhauled in the Premier League era when all teams have played 24 games is five points.
Manchester United did that in 2002/2003, when they beat Arsenal to the title. United came from five points back to finish five ahead of the Gunners, who won just three of seven Premier League games across March and April.
Manchester City also came from five points behind in 2018/19 to finish ahead of Liverpool.
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Liverpool would need to drop points in at least three of their remaining 14 games for Arsenal to catch them.
"With this Liverpool team it looks ominous for everybody else," said TNT Sports expert Rio Ferdinand after the draw against Everton.
"They have a really gritty side to them... you have to put them under pressure otherwise they just cruise.
"When you have outlets like Mohamed Salah, who is the most clinical player around at the moment, you can afford to sit back and play in second gear a bit."
Could fixtures give Arsenal hope?
An intriguing aspect of the title race will be seeing how Liverpool respond to the disappointment of conceding such a late, dramatic equaliser against Everton.
The match was the first of five Premier League games in just 15 days for Liverpool.
They are likely to be without head coach Arne Slot in the dugout for their next game after he was shown a red card after the final whistle against Everton, while Curtis Jones was also dismissed in the post-match chaos and is facing a one-match ban.
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Liverpool next play Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday, February 16.
They then travel to Aston Villa on Wednesday, February 19, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
A trip to defending Premier League champions Manchester City follows on February 23, before three successive home games against Newcastle United (February 26), Southampton (March 8), and Everton (April 2).
In addition, Liverpool play in the UEFA Champions League last 16 on March 4/5 and 11/12, and have the League Cup final against Newcastle on March 16.
Liverpool host Arsenal on the third-to-last weekend of the season, on May 10.
Upcoming Liverpool and Arsenal Premier League fixtures
| Liverpool | Arsenal |
| v Wolves (February 16) | @ Leicester (February 15) |
| @ Aston Villa (February 19) | v West Ham (February 22) |
| @ Man City (February 23) | @ Nottingham Forest (February 26) |
| v Newcastle (Febraury 26) | @ Man Utd (March 9) |
| v Southampton (March 8) | v Chelsea (March 16) |
Will injuries hurt Arsenal?
When Arsenal return to action against Leicester City on Saturday, February 15, live on TNT Sports and discovery+, it will be their first game in 10 days.
The Gunners have been on a training camp in Dubai as they were not playing in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
They return with league games against the Foxes, West Ham United (February 22), Nottingham Forest (February 26) and Manchester United (March 9).
They also play in the Champions League last 16 on March 4/5 and 11/12.
There appeared good news for Arsenal during their Dubai break as Bukayo Saka returned to light training, having not played since December due to a hamstring injury.
However, that positivity has been dampened by the news that Kai Havertz is out for the rest of the season.
Havertz has been Arsenal’s first-choice striker this season but suffered a hamstring injury during a training session in Dubai.
Gabriel Jesus is out after undergoing surgery on an ACL injury, while Gabriel Martinelli is out with a hamstring issue. Saka's return date is unknown.
Arsenal did not sign a forward in the January transfer window.
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