Liverpool edged past Everton with a 1-0 win on Wednesday night, strengthening the Reds’ position at the top of the Premier Leaguetable. With eight games left to play, Arne Slot’s men hold what is surely an unassailable 12-point lead, having now played the same amount of games as Arsenal and just eight more fixtures to go.
With their fingertips already around the famous trophy, it is a matter of time before the country’s top prize returns to Anfield. For Liverpool supporters keen to find out when the probable will become the definite, it has been worked out when Liverpool could officially claim the Premier League crown and who may have to give them a guard of honour.
When Liverpool Can Mathematically Win Premier League Title
In order to guarantee championship status, Slot’s side must pick up 13 more points on the basis that Arsenal win every single game. If that were to be the case, it would mean that the Reds could claim the title on May 4 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea – a side they have a long tit-for-tat history with after playing against the Blues at Wembley Stadium three times across the last three years.
In terms of the earliest that Liverpool could be crowned champions, there is a scenario where that could happen in less than three weeks’ time. If Mikel Arteta’s already fragile Arsenal were to lose their next two games to Everton and Brentford, then it would mean that the Reds would grab hold of a 20th league title following their game against Leicester – fittingly on April 20 – so long as they win that game and their two fixtures prior, against Fulham and West Ham, as per the Premier League website.
It would cement what has already been an incredible debut season for Slot and his coaching staff, as in this instance, they would still have five more Premier League games to play. As things stand, Manchester United hold the record for the earliest date to become Premier League champions, winning the title on April 14 during the 2000/01 season, meaning Slot would be just six days off of making history
The Teams That May Have to Give Liverpool a Guard of Honour
Should Liverpool be crowned champions on April 20, it means that five teams would be in line to give them a guard of honour in order to congratulate them on winning the title. Unfortunately for the Gunners, they would be one of the teams in question, with the two teams scheduled to meet on May 10 at Anfield.
This would not be the first time that Arsenal have had to do the honour for the Reds either, as Mikel Arteta watched on when his side showed their respect to Klopp’s title winners back in 2020, which also included former star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who awkwardly entered the pitch while being applauded by his old teammates.
