Premier League: Liverpool opens 13-point gap as Arsenal held by Forest
The Hindu
Liverpool extends lead in Premier League with victory over Newcastle, while Arsenal's title hopes fade with a draw at Forest.
Liverpool opened up a 13-point lead in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United as closest pursuers Arsenal played out a 0-0 stalemate at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday (February 26, 2025).
If the weekend's results appeared to have given Liverpool one hand on the trophy, Arne Slot's team now seem unstoppable.
Goals in each half by Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister were enough for Liverpool to see off Newcastle who slipped one place in the table to sixth.
Szoboszlai struck in the 11th minute when Luis Diaz cut the ball back for the Hungarian whose shot beat Nick Pope.
Mac Allister doubled the home side's lead in the 63rd minute after Mohamed Salah picked him out.
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Liverpool have come through a testing run of fixtures with a draw away at Aston Villa followed by wins against Manchester City and now Newcastle and only a calamitous slump can deny the club a 20th English league title.
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