Premier League: Liverpool extend lead to +15, Chelsea back in Champions League zone

London 10 March 2025 - It is difficult to award a title with nine days to go, but the fate of the Premier League it now seems inexorably in the hands of the LiverpoolThe Reds win again and extend their lead in the standings overArsenal, held to a draw at Old Trafford by Manchester United. Wins Nottingham Forest the challenge for third place against the Manchester City, while the Chelsea he takes advantage of it to return to the area Champions League in fourth place. However, the European fight in England remains very much alive: nine teams in eleven points for a destiny yet to be written in this final part of the championship.

The outcome of the weekend matches

The football weekend in England opened with a big match, with the fairytale Nottingham Forest who doesn't want to stop. Tricky Trees beat 1-0 Manchester City in the challenge for third place, keeping their place in the sun in the area Champions League. With the same result, the Crystal Palace against theIpswich Town el 'Aston Villa in the away match against Brentford. The winner is also narrowly Chelsea, 1-0 at Stanford Bridge against the Leicester, one of the bottom teams, but the Blues' success has a much greater specific weight in the standings. Thanks to the result in Nottingham, the Londoners in fact return to fourth place, overtaking the Citizens of Guardiola, also launching themselves in view of Thursday, when they will face the return match against Copenhagen in Conference League.

Il Liverpool goes under, but then overturns the Southampton at Anfield for 3-1. Super protagonist again Salah, with his 31st and 32nd goals of the season, which allow the Reds to extend their lead in the standings by winning this top-seeded game.Arsenal in fact he is the protagonist of a spectacular 1-1 at Old Trafford against Manchester United. Red Devils who prove to themselves and their fans that they have great quality, while the Gunners are saved on several occasions by Stingray, author of a great performance between the posts. The draw at New White Hart Lane was also spectacular: the Tottenham recovers from a two-goal deficit and stops the match at 2-2 Bournemouth. Draw also at Molineux between Wolverhampton ed Everton on the result of 1-1, while the Brighton beats 2-1 Fulham in a very hard-fought match won by the Seagulls in a comeback. Today the postponed match between West Ham e Newcastle closes matchday number 28 of the Premier League.

Premier League matchday 28 results

Nottingham Forest-Manchester City 1-0; 83' Hudson-Odoi.

Liverpool 3-1 Southampton; 45+1' Smallbone (S), 51' Nunez (L), 55' pen. and 88' pen. Salah (L).

Crystal Palace-Ipswich Town 1-0; 82' Sarr.

Brighton 2-1 Fulham; 35' Jimenez (F), 41' Van Hecke (B), 90+8' pen. Joao Pedro (B).

Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa; 49' Watkins.

Wolverhampton Everton 1-1; 33' Harrison (E), 40' Munetsi (W).

Tottenham 2-2 Bournemouth; 42' Tavernier (B), 65' Evanilson (B), 67' Sarr (T), 84' pen. Son (T). 

Chelsea 1-0 Leicester; 60' Cucurella.

Manchester United Arsenal 1-1; 45+2' Fernandes (M), 74' Rice (A).

West Ham v Newcastle United: Monday 21pm.

Premier League standings matchday 28

Liverpool** 70, Arsenal 55, Nottingham Forest 51, Chelsea 49, Manchester City 47, Brighton 46, Aston Villa** 45, Bournemouth 44, Newcastle* 44, Fulham 42, Crystal Palace 39, Brentford 38, Tottenham 34, Manchester United 34, Everton 33, West Ham* 33, Wolverhampton 23, Ipswich Town 17, Leicester 17, Southampton 9 (ed. teams with one asterisk have played one game less, teams with two asterisks have played one game more).