The Premier League form table as Leicester and Everton draw thriller

After three Prime Ministers, two ruling monarchs and one ill-advised winter World Cup, this endless version of the Premier League has entered its remaining month.

Heading into the final handful of league matches, the shape boasted by all sides threatens to have a seismic impression on the precarious positioning of an eminently malleable desk. The title race could also be on its final legs however the battle for Europe is as fierce as ever and the Sarlacc pit of a relegation zone threatens to haul half the division into it.

Here is how every staff has fared throughout their earlier half-dozen matches in England’s high flight.

In 4 of the final 5 seasons, Manchester Metropolis have embarked upon a successful run of at the least 12 Premier League matches on their approach to the title. Pep Guardiola’s facet introduced this yr’s tally to eight on the spin with a 2-1 win over Fulham which was soaked in additional grit than glitz.

Over this sequence of matches, Newcastle United are the one different membership to win as many as 5 video games. The Magpies are the one facet to outscore Metropolis, plundering a whopping 20 objectives over their final six video games – but, simply 4 Newcastle gamers (Callum Wilson, Joelinton, Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy) have discovered the online on this interval.

Southampton turned the most recent victims of Newcastle’s scary prolificacy, transport three objectives after taking the lead at St James’ Park on Sunday. The Saints, sitting all-time low of the shape desk and precise standings, haven’t gained a top-flight match because the first weekend of March.

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Chelsea are one in all solely two sides to lose to Southampton since Ruben Selles took on the interim put up in February. Graham Potter, Bruno Saltor and Frank Lampard have all taken cost of the Blues throughout the membership’s earlier six league video games – but, not one in all them has been capable of coax a win out of the expensively assembled squad.

No staff has scored fewer objectives than Chelsea throughout this run, with the wayward Blues registering a pitiful three league strikes.

Diogo Jota has scored 5 objectives in simply his final 4 video games. Liverpool‘s returning ahead winced as he knotted his legs in a meditation pose to rejoice his most up-to-date purpose, successful a bonkers 4-3 thriller in opposition to Tottenham that was the alternative of zen.

Jurgen Klopp was not satisfied earlier than the match that his facet could possibly be referred to as “constant”. Liverpool did file a fourth consecutive win – and might level to the second-longest unbeaten run within the division – however gave up a 3-0 lead in opposition to Spurs earlier than Jota’s heroics. Nevertheless, Klopp was certain that: “Nobody will overlook that recreation, ever.” Agreed.

Tottenham could wish to erase the ache of conceding 99 seconds after mounting a spirited comeback. Ryan Mason’s facet have taken 5 factors from their final six matches whereas transport 17 objectives. Solely Leeds United – a staff that’s desperately reliant upon the crippling lack of high quality on the foot of the desk – have conceded extra throughout this era.

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa boast the perfect defensive file within the division during the last six matches, conceding simply three objectives. Bruno Fernandes’ winner was one in all this trio as Manchester United turned the primary facet to cease Villa from scoring since Emery’s appointment on Sunday. The lone purpose which Fernandes celebrated by eerily obvious into the away finish additionally halted Villa’s ten-match unbeaten run, extending United’s lossless streak at Outdated Trafford to fifteen Premier League video games.

Leicester and Everton had the possibility to maneuver up each the shape desk and the true factor on Monday night time. The 2 relegation strugglers traded leads however ended their conflict on the King Energy Stadium all sq. at 2-2, leaving every membership with a nervy few weeks within the struggle in opposition to the drop.

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