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Only 7 points difference from 1st Liverpool to 10th West Ham
Liverpool-Man United’s jackpot match on the 18th with 33 points
In the 2020-21 season, the English professional football Premier League (EPL) is experiencing an all-time hassle due to an upward leveling unlike last season when Liverpool played a record solo.
▲ England’s professional football Liverpool’s Roberto Firminou is making a difficult move in the Premier League away game against Southampton in the early morning of the 5th. AP Yonhap News
Liverpool knelt 0-1 in an away game against Southampton in EPL Round 17 held at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, England on the early morning of the 5th (Korean time). This is the second loss since last year’s 4th round, 2-7, to Aston Villa. Liverpool took the lead in the league after defeating Tottenham 2-1 on the 17th of last month, and then they were in the shape of steadfastening the lead by defeating Crystal Palace 7-0. However, after that, he slumped with two draws and one loss in the last three games, drawing 1-1 against West Brom and 0-0. Liverpool remained at 33 points and couldn’t make a difference with Manchester United, second place with the same points. Liverpool barely held first place seven goals ahead of the goal. It is one point less than 3rd place Leicester City.
As Liverpool couldn’t beat, the number of pursuers was increasing. Liverpool and West Ham, ranked 10th, are only 7 points apart. However, Manchester City in 5th place (29 points) and Aston Villa in 8th place (26 points) scored 2 games based on round 17, Manchester United in 2nd place, Tottenham in 4th place and Everton in 7th place (over 29 points) less than one game. Because of this, the top rank is a situation of great chaos. Southampton, who secured Danny Ings’s winning goal two minutes after the start of the game and won the victory after five games, joined the ranks of 29 points and reached 6th place.
Liverpool’s firepower declined because of its sluggishness. He only scored one goal in the last three games. On this day, he shot 17 shots against Southampton, but only one Sadio Manet shot. This is the latest performance, not the number one team scored (37 goals). In the midst of this, Liverpool will clash with Manchester United at Anfield at the dawn of the 18th. Like in the last game against Tottenham, they are playing a big match for the first place in the same situation.
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