After the two teams were immediately behind them, won the city’s land on February 26, Liverpool is on the right track for one of the first Premier League victories in history as part of an extremely impressive first season of English football for manager Arne Slot.
The top scorer of the Premier League, Alan Shearer, described the title of Liverpool on February 22, while attention among many fans turns exactly when the apparent formality of their first triumph since 2019/20 will be confirmed.
The Reds will be champions with four games to lose if they maintain the advantage of 13 points they have established by beating Newcastle 2-0 the same evening, extending their undefeated league race at 24 games.
How does it compare with some of the first victories of the revolted title and when Liverpool could lift the trophy? 101GeReatGoals.com has the details.
There is a breathing for Liverpool while Alexis Mac Allister doubles the head 🎯
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– Football on TNT SPORTS (@footballontnt) February 26, 2025
First title victory for the Premier League in history
Liverpool continues his own record, after sealing first place with seven games to lose during the 2019/20 campaign under the Slot predecessor, Jurgen Klopp.
They finished 18 points above Manchester City, second and 33, away from Manchester United, third, with their only loss in the league before winning the upcoming title in Watford on February 29.
Here are 10 of the first victories of previous title in the English elite.
Manchester United, 2000/01: Sheringham Stars
After a defeat in Arsenal on October 1, the only defeats of United before winning the title with five games to lose in 2000/01 returned home in Liverpool, guaranteeing their defeat in their last three games at Derby County, Southampton and Tottenham were not relevant.
Their third consecutive title under the legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson finished with the Red Devils 13 points above the second row artillerymen, with the top scorer Teddy Sheringham and his colleague attacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reaching the double figures of the League to give their team a difference in goals at least 16 greater than all their rivals.
#Ordayday In 1997, Teddy Sheringham made his debut for the Reds! 🔴
Who remembers his sweet strike in #MUFCArsenal’s 6-1 battery in 2001? ☄️ pic.twitter.com/cnripnbuc
– Manchester United (@manutd) August 3, 2018
Manchester City, 2017/18: Guardiola Glory
City had finished third and 15 points behind the Chelsea champions in their first season under Pep Guardiola, but their second season under Spanish saw them becoming the first team since United in 2001 to win the title with five games to lose, out of sight on April 15.
A 1-0 victory for West Bromwich Albion to Old Trafford handed over the honors to City, which scored 106 goals, had a difference in goals of 79 and finished 19 points over their fiercest rivals. City had the tiny consolation to delay United Celebrations with a 3-2 return victory at the Etihad stadium on April 7.
Man United 1907/08: First title of the Red Devils
Despite the loss of 1-0 at home against a team from the county of Notts who started the day in the Seconde’s second, United became a champion with five games to do on April 11, 1908 because the closest competes in Newcastle, Sheffield on Wednesday and City could no longer catch them, and even a series of a victory and three defeats of their last six Ernest Mangall games.
Two of their heroes also represented their neighbors: Mangall was a united boss from 1903 to 1912, when he started a 12 -year -old reign in City, while the top scorer Sandy Turnbull played for the Cityzens between 1902 and joined United in 1906.
110 years ago today, Ernest Mangall was appointed #MUFC Secretary and was the first man to succeed at the club. pic.twitter.com/lr27j6bhl4
– Manchester United (@manutd) September 30, 2013
Everton 1984/85: interior and European silverware
After losing 4-3 at home against Chelsea on December 22 in the context of a victory for a five-game victory, Everton won 16 and attracted two of his next 18 championship games to prevail with five remaining games in 1985, with their decisive home victory 2-0 against Queen’s Park Rangers in part of the sequence of five clean sheets.
Graeme Sharp obtained a better score with 27 goals all the competitions while the Toffees finished 13 points above Liverpool and Tottenham, third to win the League for the first time in 15 years. Howard Kendall’s team also won the Cup winners’ cup, beating Bayern Munich in the semi-finals and Rapid came to the final in Rotterdam.
Man United, 1999/2000: Land sliding for Ferguson
They would break the eight -day record the following season, but United won the League on April 22, 2000, becoming the first team of the era of the Premier League to triumph with four games to lose with the help of 20 goals from the Dwight Yorke League.
A series of a defeat in 22 games and seven consecutive victories allowed them to win the title in Southampton, and they won each of their championship matches remaining 18 points above Arsenal placed in the second row with a difference in goals of 52 and six defeats less than any other party.
Dwight Yorke’s 20th goal from 1999/00 #Pl The season was a great finish 👏#MUFC | #Goaloftheday pic.twitter.com/avrmpxeu
– Manchester United (@manutd) November 20, 2021
Man United, 2012/13: Sir Alex’s Swans
United won the title exactly the same day in 2013, the winner of the Premier League Golden Boot Robin Van Persie marking a spectacular goal in a 3-0 home victory against Aston Villa in the last season of Ferguson.
Ferguson’s latest match was a 5-5 draw in West Brom while United won the League for the 13th time under the Scottish, beating the city second of 11 points and winning five more games than the Cityzens. They have not yet made a credible title challenge since.
Arsenal, 2003/04: The invincible
In addition to giving Arsenal the distinction of being the only team to have gone through an undefeated Premier League season, the 2003/04 season was particularly memorable for the players of Arsene Wenger because they won the title with a 2-2 draw at the Rivaux Arch-Rivals Tottenham with four games to lose on April 25.
The top scorer of all time Arsenal, Thierry Henry, scored 39 of his 228 goals for the club this season, sent them 11 points away from Chelsea in the final classification as part of a campaign containing nine consecutive victories between January 10 and March 28.
🗓 May 15, 2004: our invincibles become immortal
P38 W26 D12 L0 pic.twitter.com/h6atwicdob
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 15, 2018
Chelsea 2004/05: Mourinho the master
Chelsea with huge expenses always seemed to be likely to win the League in the newcomer of the bold premier League Jose Mourinho First season at the helm, although a Mourinho midfielder inherited – the top scorer Frank Lampard – sealed the title with three games to play by scoring the two goals in a 2-0 victory at Bolton Wanderers.
Their only defeat in the league came to a goal of future blues to sign Nicolas Anelka in City in October, Arsenal dragging 12 points in their wake after the last day.
Chelsea 2014/15: the last title of Mourinho
At the end of the second season of Mourinho during his second fate at the club, Chelsea had lost four less championship games than all their rivals and became champion with three games to play via the winner of Eden Hazard at home at Crystal Palace.
They finished eight points above City before undergoing a remarkably fast collapse, with Mourinho dismissed in December after supervised nine defeats in 16 games in early 2015/16, leaving his team to a point above the relegation zone.
They all count, and it had a lot! 😉🏆@ Hazardeden10 sealed our fourth @Premierleague Title with this goal against Crystal Palace four years ago today! pic.twitter.com/xrnm482xdz
– Chelsea FC (@Chelseafc) May 3, 2019
Liverpool 1982/83: Farewell de Paisley
The victories were valid in England in 1981, and Liverpool looked on the right track to win the title surprisingly at the start of the last season of Bob Paisley when they moved to 16 points from Watford, second, after their 35th match of a 42 game calendar.
Chief Ian Rush did not succeed in scoring because Liverpool won none of his remaining seven games, but the 1-1 draw from Manchester United to Norwich City on April 30 meant that Paisley players were champions with three games to lose, ultimately recording a difference in goals at least 32 more than anyone.
When can Liverpool win the title?
The closest rivals, Arsenal, could be in Liverpool on the oldest side of the date niche could win the title. Arsenal Visit Everton on April 5, when Liverpool is in Fulham.
This scenario, however, would require a capitulation of Arsenal, with the home victory in Tottenham on April 26, a more realistic date when Liverpool could lift the trophy.
Assuming that the remaining results at the top of this season are not impeccable from Liverpool’s point of view, they could also be confirmed in Chelsea on May 3 or at home in Arsenal on May 10.
Liverpool of agreements and advice
Here are the matches where Liverpool could win the title. The dates are likely to change.
Fulham (A) – April 5
West Ham (H) – April 12
Leicester City (A) – April 19
Tottenham (H) – April 26
Chelsea (A) – May 3
Arsenal (H) – May 10
Brighton & Hove Albion (A) – May 18
Crystal Palace (H) – May 25
Premier League title race: Arne slot trophies
Slot succeeded the former manager of the Netherlands, Dick Advocaat, in the former Feyenoord club before the start of the 2021/22 season, leading them to the third in the elite and the inaugural final of the conference League.
The 45 -year -old man won the Eredivisie by seven points ahead of the PSV in 2022/23 and raised the Dutch Cup the following season.
He won the Eredivis Manager Prize of the year in his two campaigns in charge. Feyenoord finished seven points behind the PSV in 2023/24, losing two of his 34 championship games.
The Dutchman also won the second level of his homeland as a midfielder for Zwolle in 2001/02 and 2011/12.
