When can Liverpool win the Premier League title?

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Liverpool took another step closer to the Premier League title as a comeback victory over Southampton moved the Reds 16 points clear of Arsenal in the table with nine games remaining

Liverpool are now on 70 points through 29 games and the Reds need just 18 points out of a possible 27 to guarantee the title, with Arsenal only able to obtain a maximum of 87 points – if they were to win all of their remaining 11 games, that is.

Liverpool fans may still be looking over their shoulders with some nerves, but the truth is that the club is edging towards another top-flight title – but when is the earliest that they could clinch number 20?

Liverpool have only lost once in the Premier League this season – way back in September against Nottingham Forest – and are averaging 2.39 points per game this season.

Conversely, Arsenal have slumped to an average of just 2.00 points per game, after struggling with injuries to attacking players and losing to West Ham and drawing at Forest.

The earliest possible date that the Reds could wrap up the title would be on 5 April, though Arsenal would need to lose all four of their games before then while Liverpool win all three of theirs.

If Arsenal win their games in hand against Manchester United and Chelsea and then match Liverpool’s results, maintaining what would be a 10-point gap, Liverpool would have their first chance to win the league against Chelsea on 3 May.

Looking at those points per game statistics, it is currently ‘more’ likely that Liverpool will wrap up the title if they win against Leicester on 19 April or Tottenham on 26 April.

Of Liverpool’s four Premier League fixtures before May, they only play one side in the top-half of the table, in Fulham.

And with three of those matches taking place at Anfield, Liverpool could build a mathematically unassailable lead – leaving Arsenal potentially having to roll out the guard of honour for the Reds on 10 May.

Liverpool have just 10 matches left to play, while Arsenal have two more. One of their games in hand against Chelsea will take place on the weekend of 16 March, when the Reds are contesting the Carabao Cup final.

Each side’s remaining fixtures are as follows:

Points: 70 (played 29)

Points per game (PPG): 2.39

Remaining opponents’ PPG: 1.31

Points: 54 (played 27)

Points per game (PPG): 2.00

Remaining opponents’ PPG: 1.36

Source: independent.co.uk