BURNLEY – Kubu Liverpool practically as happy as seeing the final result of the Chelsea vs Leicester City match which led to the 2-1 victory for the hosts. Because, thanks to that result, Liverpool can poke to number four Premier League standings 2020-2021 if you win the match against Burnley in Week 37, Thursday, May 20, 2021 WIB.
After going through 36 matches, Liverpool sit in fifth place in the standings Premier League 2020-2021 with 63 numbers. Jurgen Klopp’s squad is only three points adrift of Leicester City in fourth place, the deadline for a team that qualifies for the Champions League next season.
(Leicester City lose to Chelsea)
Although three points different, however Liverpool could match Leicester City’s points. This is because Mohamed Salah and his friends have savings for one match against Burnley which will be played in the early hours.
Liverpool have a big chance of beating Burnley. Because, in the last eight weeks of the 2020-2021 Premier League, Liverpool are slowly starting to find their best game.
How not, in the last eight, Roberto Firmino and colleagues have been unbeaten, collecting six wins and two draws to be exact. Most recently, Liverpool won a dramatic 2-1 win at the WBA headquarters.
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At the same time, The Clarets – the nickname Burnley – is actually in bad shape. In the last three matches, Sean Dyche’s squad lost two times.
Now the question is, why can Liverpool beat Leicester City if they win over Burnley? Not if Liverpool win, their points collection match Leicester City (66)?
The Premier League uses the goal difference as a benchmark for determining team position, when two or more teams have the same points. Currently, Leicester City has a surplus of 20 goals, still losing to Liverpool (+21).
Currently, the fight for the two remaining slots for the 2020-2021 Champions League is only being fought by three teams, namely Chelsea, Leicester City and Liverpool. Chelsea sits in third position with 67 points, followed by Leicester City (66) and Liverpool (63) (with a note that Chelsea and Leicester have played 37 games).
Whether or not they qualify for the Champions League 2021-2022, it is determined the results obtained in the last match. On Sunday 23 May 2021, Chelsea visited Aston Villa’s headquarters, Leicester hosted Tottenham while Liverpool visited Crystal Palace.
Premier League Standings, click here.
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