With a win against Aston Villa on Thursday, Slot and the Reds move up to a ten-point lead in the Premier League. Will victory against Unai Emery and Villa mean the banker’s Premier League title, with only 12 league games left? We recommend Liverpool supporters to wait to put the Champagne in the fridge. History shows that “the impossible” has happened in the world’s toughest league.
Since 1995, England have seen “safe” Premier League titles disappear to the next club in the table, with players and supporters never quite getting over the loss of the biggest trophy.
Here is the list of clubs that have led big, but have ended up losing the PL title:
Newcastle in 1995/96
- Led by 12 points after 23 games
- club that still took the title: Manchester United
Man Utd in 1997/98
- 12-point lead after 22 games
- club that still took the title: Arsenal
Man Utd in 2011/12
- Eight-point lead with six games left
- club that still took the title: Manchester City
Liverpool in 2018/19
- Seven points lead after 20 games played
- club that still took the title: Manchester City
Arsenal in 2022/23
- Eight-point lead with 9 games left
- club that still took the title: Manchester City
We therefore recommend Liverpool supporters to enjoy the journey, but wait with the last big celebration.
