{"id":69263,"date":"2025-11-11T13:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=69263"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:11:41","slug":"liverpool-title-race-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liverpool-title-race-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stats That Show Liverpool\u2019s Attempt To Retain The Premier League Title Is Already Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Liverpool\u2019s title challenge is over after only 11 games following Sunday&#8217;s 3-0 loss at Manchester City.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arne Slot&#8217;s side were beaten comfortably at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It could have been more for the hosts, but for Giorgi Mamardashvili saving a Haaland penalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result moves City to within four points of leaders Arsenal, who drew at Sunderland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for Liverpool, they are now languishing in eighth place, eight points adrift of the Gunners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being only 11 games into the season, it would already take a huge turnaround for the Reds to catch up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, the latest<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-liverpool-manager-betting-odds\/\"> <b>Liverpool manager odds<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been shortening, with Arne Slot under mounting pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Man City dismantle the champions to go second | Man City 3-0 Liverpool | Premier League Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHOS6Sflfdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But is it doable, or have Liverpool already left themselves too much of a mountain to climb?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out, we at <\/span><b><i>SportsCasting<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have taken a look through the history books at every previous Premier League campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Biggest Turnarounds In A Premier League Title Race<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the stats, Liverpool&#8217;s current position is close to insurmountable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We went back over all 33 previous years of the Premier League to see the biggest turnarounds in the league&#8217;s history from this point in the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we have listed the five eventual Premier League winners who had the biggest points gap to the league leaders at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Biggest Gap To Leaders After 11 Games\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United (02\/03) &#8211; 8 points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackburn Rovers (94\/95) &#8211; 8 points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester City (13\/14) &#8211; 6 points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United (92\/93) &#8211; 5 points<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United (96\/97) &#8211; 5 points<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the figures show, only two teams in history have ever been eight points adrift after 11 games and gone on to win the title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackburn&#8217;s shock triumph in 1994-95 and Man United&#8217;s 2002-03 title remain the biggest turnarounds in title race history from this point in the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool would therefore need to produce an incredible change in form to close the gap and retain their crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How we head into the international break \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLkcriKOBF\">pic.twitter.com\/lLkcriKOBF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1987613412143333431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Has The Title Race Ever Been Won From Where Liverpool Are Now?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the history of the Premier League, only one team has ever lifted the title having been as low as eighth at this stage of the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During Manchester City&#8217;s 2013-14 season, they were eighth in the table 11 games in, but went on to win the league.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, they were only six points behind leaders Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we can see the five eventual champions with the lowest league position at this stage of the Premier League season.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester City (13\/14) &#8211; 8th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United (92\/93) &#8211; 6th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal (01\/02) &#8211; 6th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United (96\/97) &#8211; 5th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester City (20\/21) &#8211; 5th<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One again, Liverpool would need to match the biggest turnaround in Premier League history in order to win the title from their current league position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, we have seen stats that mean Liverpool would have to match records in order to win the league.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But they would actually be breaking one if they came back and pulled off a miraculous turnaround.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five times have the eventual winners of the Premier League been sat on 19 points after 11 games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But never in history has a team on 18 points after this many games &#8211; Liverpool&#8217;s current tally &#8211; gone on to lift the title.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63232\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating-560x329.jpeg\" alt=\"Liverpool title race\" width=\"560\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating-560x329.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating-924x543.jpeg 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating-350x206.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating-768x451.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating-1536x902.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-Celebrating.jpeg 1764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liverpool will need to pull off a miracle to win the title from here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Are Liverpool Already Out Of The Title Race?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To say Liverpool are categorically out of the title race would be premature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s never over until it&#8217;s over. The Reds are eight points adrift with a maximum of 81 still to play for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current league leaders Arsenal have dropped off repeatedly in the second half of the season, and will have the added pressure of being known as &#8216;bottlers&#8217; under Arteta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the stats don&#8217;t lie. Liverpool winning the league from here would be the biggest turnaround in Premier League history, by several metrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It therefore feels fair to say that Arne Slot&#8217;s side are on the brink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they can put together a run of consecutive wins before Christmas and close the gap, who knows?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That doesn&#8217;t seem likely, though. It feels very much like Sunday&#8217;s loss at City has derailed an already shaky title defence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week, Dutch icon and former Chelsea star <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ruud-gullit-liverpool-arne-slot-chelsea\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruud Gullit said Liverpool&#8217;s &#8216;aura has gone&#8217;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and that opponents were no longer fearful of playing them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And the bookmakers seem to agree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of writing, Liverpool have slipped to 11\/1 with most football betting sites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They remain third favourites, but at much longer odds then Arsenal or Manchester City.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Premier League Title Race Odds<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenal 3\/4<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester City 5\/2<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Liverpool 11\/1<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea 33\/1<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester United 50\/1<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunderland 200\/1<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aston Villa 350\/1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool\u2019s title challenge is over after only 11 games following Sunday&#8217;s 3-0 loss at Manchester City.\u00a0 Arne Slot&#8217;s side were beaten comfortably at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku. 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