Arsenal kept Liverpool’s Premier League title-winning champagne on ice, but only just as they were held to a 2-2 draw.
By AFP
Liverpool are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace.
Arne Slot’s side were watching in anticipation of an Arsenal defeat on Wednesday that would have secured Liverpool’s record-equalling 20th English title.
They didn’t get their wish to start the party just yet, but Liverpool look certain to lift the trophy for the first time since 2020 after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s late equaliser for Palace at the Emirates Stadium.
Liverpool are 12 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal, who have just four games left and an inferior goal difference of +34 compared with the leaders’ +44.
The Reds, who have five matches remaining, will be assured of matching the 20 titles won by bitter rivals Manchester United if they avoid defeat against Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday.
While the champagne remains on ice for Slot’s men, it is only a matter of time before Liverpool finish their relentless march to the title after Arsenal’s third draw in their last four league games.\
Jakub Kiwior put the Gunners ahead early on, but Eberechi Eze equalised for Palace.
Leandro Trossard restored Arsenal’s advantage before half-time, only for Mateta to come off the bench and bag a sublime leveller with seven minutes left.
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Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta celebrates scoring their second goal [Tony O Brien/Reuters]
Arsenal had delayed Liverpool’s celebrations by routing Ipswich 4-0 on Sunday, when a defeat for the Gunners and a Reds win over Leicester would have ended the title race.
Mikel Arteta’s team again kept Liverpool waiting a few days longer, but their real focus was already on Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
