Liverpool are anticipated to battle Chelsea and Manchester United for 2 Champions League locations with the three groups locked on 45 factors following the Reds’ 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot(Image: Getty Images)
Liverpool moved stage on factors with Chelsea and Manchester United within the race for the Champions League with a dramatic late 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
The Reds have been heading for a share of the spoils at The City Ground up till Alexis Mac Allister – on the second time of asking – popped up with the winner within the 97th minute.
Mac Allister, who thought he had netted the winner seven minutes earlier than, ended up getting the all-important profitable objective deep into stoppage-time as he slammed the ball dwelling from close-range.
Virgil van Dijk’s preliminary header was stored out by Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, just for Mac Allister to observe up from the rebound and lash the ball into the again of the web.
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It was a objective that meant Liverpool gained a second straight Premier League recreation to transfer them to inside touching distance of the Champions League locations. Indeed, the end result has moved the Reds stage on factors with fifth-place Manchester United and Chelsea in fourth with 11 matches to go. It has additionally elevated the hole on Brentford in seventh to five factors and eight-place Bournemouth to seven factors.
Arne Slot’s facet have put themselves in a powerful place to push for a Champions League spot now, however how the fixture schedule search for the difficult sides? Here, The Echo has taken a take a look at Liverpool’s next five matches compared to Chelsea and Manchester United within the top-five race….
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Chelsea (4th place, 45 factors)
Arsenal (A) – Sunday, March 1 (4:30pm) – Premier League
Aston Villa (A) – Wednesday, March 4 (7:30pm) – Premier League
Newcastle (H) – Saturday, March 14 (5:30pm) – Premier League
Everton (A) – Saturday, March 21 (5:30pm) – Premier League
Man City (H) – Saturday, April 11 (TBC) – Premier League
Man United (fifth place, 45 factors)
Everton (A) – Monday, February 23 (8pm) – Premier League
Crystal Palace (H) – Sunday, March 1 (2pm) – Premier League
Newcastle United (A) – Wednesday, March 4 (8:15pm) – Premier League
Aston Villa (H) – Sunday, March 15 (2pm) – Premier League
Bournemouth (A) – Friday, March 20 (8pm) – Premier League
Liverpool (sixth place, 45 factors)
West Ham (H) – Saturday, February 28 (3pm) – Premier League
Wolves (A) – Tuesday, March 3 (8:15pm) – Premier League
Tottenham (H) – Sunday, March 15 (4:30pm) – Premier League
Brighton (A) – Saturday, March 21 (12:30pm) – Premier League
Fulham (H) – Saturday, April 11 (TBC) – Premier League
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