EPL table: Where Manchester City and Liverpool stand after huge match ends in draw
By Scott Rogust
The 2023-24 English Premier League season has over two months remaining, meaning that it will only be a matter of time until a champion is crowned by May 25. This season, it looks to be a three-team race between Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal. It just so happens that on Sunday, Manchester City and Liverpool faced off with the chance to take sole possession of first place.
Manchester City entered the match with 63 points, while Liverpool was tied for first place with Arsenal, who earned a 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday.
On Sunday, Liverpool and Manchester City played to a 1-1 draw after nearly 100 minutes of play.
Manchester City took an early 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute after a close-range shot from John Stones, assisted by Kevin De Bruyne. But in the second half, it as all Liverpool, with Alexis Mac Allister tying things up on a penalty shot after goalkeeper Ederson received a yellow card for a bad foul. From there, Liverpool kept threatening in the tail-end of the second half and during extra time. However, neither team could notch another goal, thus ending in a draw.
Let's take a look at the EPL table after this matchup.
EPL tables: Where Manchester City and Liverpool stand after 1-1 draw
Below is the full EPL table after the Manchester City-Liverpool match.
Ranking | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1. | Arsenal | 64 |
2. | Liverpool | 64 |
3. | Manchester City | 63 |
4. | Aston Villa | 55 |
5. | Tottenham Hotspur | 53 |
6. | Manchester United | 47 |
7. | West Ham United | 43 |
8. | Brighton and Hove Albion | 42 |
9. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 |
10. | Newcastle United | 40 |
11. | Chelsea | 36 |
12. | Fulham | 35 |
13. | Bournemouth | 32 |
14. | Crystal Palace | 29 |
15. | Brentford | 26 |
16. | Everton | 26 |
17. | Nottingham Forest | 24 |
18. | Luton Town | 21 |
19. | Burnley | 14 |
20. | Sheffield United | 14 |
All three teams at the top are only separated by one point total. That means it will be hectic final two months of the season to crown the champions.
On May 31, Manchester City will take on Arsenal at Etihad Stadium at 11:30 a.m. ET, with the chance to move ahead of them in the standings. Manchester City is looking to win the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season. As for Arsenal, they are fighting for their first EPL championship since the 2003-04 season.
As for Liverpool, they now move on to face Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday, March 31. Brighton and Hove Albion sit eighth in the standings after their 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.