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The English Premier League (EPL) is in its full swing now, with only 3 weeks remaining until we know which team is the English Champion 2022/23. Manchester City is the team to beat in order to crown the championship this season. They are also the defending champions. Arsenal is coming strong with 2nd highest points to take the title. Tomorrow.events foresees Manchester City taking the 31st championship home this season, making it their 3rd consecutive EPL win as well.
After 34-35 games of the English Premier League, the current standings are as follows:
Manchester City – 82 points from 34 games
Arsenal – 81 points of 35 games
Newcastle United – 65 points of 34 games
Manchester United 63 points of 34 games
Liverpool – 62 points of 35 games
Owing to their outstanding performance, defending champions Manchester City are currently in the lead, with 82 points from 34 games. They have lost only 4 games in the season so far. With 4 matches resulting in draws, their total matches won are 26.
Over the past 10 games Arsenal has dropped from 1st to second place. They seem to be in excellent form and are expected to continue giving Manchester City a tough time for the title. They have also lost 4 matches in the season, but as compared to Manchester City they have 6 draws and have won 25 matches.
Newcastle United has shown excellent performance over the past 10 games. They have climbed their way up to third place with 65 points out of 35 games, giving Manchester United and Liverpool a tough competition for their place at the UEFA Champions League. They have lost 5 matches and 11 have resulted in draws, with 18 wins so far out of the 34 games played.
On the other hand, Manchester United are only 1 point behind Newcastle United. They are in for some serious competition if they want to reclaim the third place. As compared to Newcastle, they have had 9 losses so far. In contrast to Newcastles’ 11 draws, they have 6 draws so far, with 19 wins out of 34 games.
Liverpool’s performance has also been impressive. They are still in the competition fighting for their place in the UEFA Champions League. With 9 losses and 8 draws, their total winning games are 18 out of 35.
Although Liverpool are only 3 and 2 points behind Newcastle United and Manchester United respectively, in football every point is a make or break. They definitely will need to put in strong performance in order to secure their place in the top 4. Hence, the final 3 weeks of the Premier League will be full of exciting and intense competition.
Over the past 5 games Manchester City and Liverpool are the only teams that won all 5 games. Whereas Arsenal lost 1 game, and Newcastle United and Manchester United lost 2 games each. Newcastle United won the remaining 3 games whereas Arsenal had 2 winning games and Manchester United had 1 win over the past 5 games.
With Manchester City and Arsenal already a shoe-in for UEFA Champions League, Newcastle, Manchester United and Liverpool will be in strong competition. The next 3 weeks will determine which 2 teams will progress to the UEFA Champions League and which team will rank in the 5th place proceeding to the Europa League.
As per the current standings, the teams that are likely to face relegation are Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton. Leicester City and Leeds United are in the bottom 3 with 30 points each while Southampton have a total of 24 points of 35 games. However Nottingham Forest are in the lead by 3 points with a total of 33, and Everton has a lead of 2 points with a total of 32 points of 35 games. With 3 games remaining for each team the competition to avoid relegation is going to be tough.
Manchester City currently has a winning percentage of 76% in contrast to Arsenal’s 71%. With only 3 weeks remaining till the EPL Champions are crowned, the pressure is mounting. The league table is tightly contested. Consequently making the remaining games of the season intriguing. Football fans all across the globe are intently monitoring their screens in anticipation of further wins, losses, surprises and upsets. As is the unpredictability of this sport, anything can happen at any time and every second matters.
Manchester City appears to hold an advantage based on the present standing, however Arsenal, no doubt, will strive to narrow the margin in the remaining weeks of the season.
With that said, Tomorrow.events stands by its previous predictions and foresees Manchester city taking the title for 3rd consecutive year.
