Supercomputer predicts Arsenal's chances in Premier League title race after Liverpool slip-up | OneFootball

For just the second time this season, Liverpool have lost a Premier League game.

Alexis Mac Allister's early strike looked to be setting up a routine victory over Fulham but the Reds were soon rocked by a three-goal haul which proved insurmountable for the division's leaders as they left Craven Cottage empty handed.

If there is one positive to take from this weekend for Liverpool fans, it is a surprise favour received from an unlikely source. Merseyside rivals Everton held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw earlier in the round, meaning this slip-up was perhaps not as costly as it could have been.

With seven games to go, the difference between the Premier League's top two sides now sits at 11 points. Liverpool and Arsenal even face each other in early May, given the Gunners a massive chance to close some ground.

Let's see what the Opta supercomputer has to say.

Supercomputer predicts Premier League title winners

Is the door open for Arsenal? / Sebastian Frej/MB Media/GettyImages

Unfortunately for Arsenal, while the door may have been opened ever so slightly, they are still facing an uphill battle to prevent Arne Slot from lifting the title in his first year in charge of Liverpool.

The Reds are given a 99.3% chance of going all the way and lifting the title. They can afford to lose four of their remaining seven fixtures and could still get their hands on the trophy if Arsenal are anything less than perfect.

One quick look at Liverpool's fixtures, however, and the idea of four defeats is not completely unfathomable - ignoring the fact they have only lost twice all season. Aside from that meeting with Arsenal, Liverpool have dates with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace, all of whom could cause some serious problems if Slot's side do not sort themselves out.

The supercomputer puts the chances of that happening at just 0.7%, making it abundantly clear that this title is Liverpool's to lose.

No other side is given a chance of catching up, even though four are still mathematically in with a shout. Third-placed Nottingham Forest are given a 3% chance of catching up to Arsenal in second, while there's even a 1% chance of Newcastle United climbing all the way up from seventh to second.