There have been significant changes at the top of the Premier League table following this weekend’s action.
Liverpool now lead the way by nine points following yet another statement win under Arne Slot, this time at home to Manchester City as goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah sealed a deserved 2-0 win.
A fourth Premier League defeat in succession for Pep Guardiola’s side means they have slipped out of the top four altogether by virtue of an inferior goal difference to Brighton.
As a result, Arsenal and Chelsea are now the nearest challengers to the Merseyside outfit as the London pair sit second and third respectively after winning by three-goal margins at the weekend.
The Gunners beat West Ham United 5-2, whilst the Blues overcame Aston Villa 3-0 at Stamford Bridge with Cole Palmer scoring the pick of the goals.
Those results left the pair with identical records. Both have now won seven games, drawn four, lost two, scored 26 goals and conceded 12 in the Premier League this season.
Interestingly though, Arsenal sit above Chelsea in the table and it’s not because ‘A’ appears in the alphabet before ‘C’.
No, the reason is due to a Premier League ruling with regard to separating teams level on points, as the first method to split them should be goal difference, followed by goals scored, followed by which team collected the most points during matches between the two sides.
If those first three methods cannot separate them then the team that scored more away goals during their head-to-head matches is the fourth criteria.
