When Liverpool could mathematically win Premier League title as Arsenal face two nightmare scenarios

Arne Slot looks set to beat Mikel Arteta to the Premier League trophy

Liverpool are now a whopping 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table after what feels like a decisive night in the title race. The Reds won 2-0 at home to Newcastle United in the 8.15pm kick-off.

But while Arne Slot’s men ran out comfortable winners over the Magpies, Arsenal were dropping points once again as they lost further ground on the leaders. Kicking off at 7.30pm away to Nottingham Forest, the Gunners were held to a 0-0 draw at the City Ground.

Admittedly, they still possess a game in hand. With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Newcastle United on Sunday, March 16, Arsenal host Chelsea in their outstanding Premier League fixture.

Consequently, the true gap between the title rivals will become a whole lot clearer in little over two weeks’ time, when, heading into April, both sides will then have nine league fixtures left to play.

But for now, the Reds have played 28 matches while the Gunners have played 27 times. And with the gap growing even further on Wednesday night, it is inevitable that supporters will now cautiously be looking at calendars, fixture lists and league tables, before dusting off their GCSE maths skills and trying to work out when the Premier League title could actually be won.

As things stand, if Arsenal won all 11 of their remaining fixtures, they will finish with 87 points. That would include beating Liverpool at Anfield on the weekend of May 10-11, and ending a 13-year hoodoo that has not seen them win at the ground since September 2012.

Should the Reds win all 10 of their remaining fixtures, they will finish the season on 97 points, with the Gunners then limited to a maximum haul of 84 points.

If the table-toppers lost to Arsenal, they could finish with 94 points, while a draw would see their highest possible points totals standing at 95 and 85 points respectively.

So, as things stand, Liverpool need 88 points to win the Premier League. Currently boasting 67 points, they therefore need to win seven of their remaining 10 games to be crowned champions.

Consequently, the earliest the Reds can currently seal the Premier League title is away to Chelsea on the weekend of May 3-4. Should they do so, Arsenal would then have to give them a guard of honour in Liverpool’s next outing at Anfield the following weekend.

However, that requires both teams to pick up maximum points in the forthcoming weeks. If the Reds were to instead maintain a 13-point lead, they could instead clinch the title at home to Tottenham Hotspur the weekend before on April 26-27.