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Who will take the Premier League crown?

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  • Post published:May 8, 2019

Manchester City’s victory over Leicester City on Monday night sent them back to the top of the Premier League table, a point clear of Liverpool with just one match left to play.

Take a look at what could lie ahead for both teams during the final day of a tense title race on 12 May.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City

The formula is simple for City – win and be crowned champions. That might sound easy enough, given that Brighton theoretically have ‘nothing left to play for’ after Cardiff’s relegation was confirmed. However, the Seagulls pushed City in the narrow 1-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat at Wembley, and enter into Sunday’s match on the back of a determined performance with their 1-1 draw against Arsenal. Since losing at Newcastle on 29 January, Pep Guardiola’s side have won 13 straight Premier League games – but will that prove unlucky for some at the Amex Stadium?

Liverpool vs Wolves

Most likely in any other campaign, Liverpool would be running out at Anfield on Sunday with the Premier League title already in the bag. However, such has been City’s relentless drive, the fate of Jurgen Klopp’s side is now out of their own hands. Liverpool face a potentially draining Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona on Tuesday night. Whatever their European result, though, the Reds know that only a win over a Wolves side, who already have seventh place sewn up, will keep alive hopes of snatching a dramatic domestic title success.

Win, lose or draw?

A draw could also prove enough for Pep Guardiola’s side, depending on the outcome at Anfield – but no City fan would want to be left listening for the score on Merseyside. While Chris Hughton’s team are without a Premier League win since early March, they have drawn three of the past four matches, and were close to leaving Tottenham with a useful point before Christian Eriksen’s late strike. Could that give Liverpool just a sniff of capitalising on any City slip-up? Well, in a title race so close, who would bet against the biggest prize being settled by the narrowest of margins?