Liverpool sit prime at Christmas having mauled Tottenham and followers are dreaming of extra title glory.
Nonetheless, it stays to be seen whether or not they sustain their lightning begin to end prime of the pile come Could.
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The Reds’ 6-3 victory in north London prolonged their benefit over Chelsea to 4 factors regardless of having performed a match much less.
Arne Slot’s aspect have suffered only one defeat within the league up to now this time period forward of their house conflict with Leicester on Boxing Day.
Right here, talkSPORT appears to be like on the stats behind Liverpool’s outstanding season up to now and the way historical past suggests the marketing campaign could finish.
Prime on Christmas Day
Sunday’s end result means Liverpool will likely be prime of the Premier League on Christmas Day for the seventh time for the reason that Premier League’s creation in 1992.
Nonetheless, regardless of being champions of England 18 occasions previous to that, the Reds have solely received the trophy as soon as, in the course of the 2019/20 season.
Total, precisely half of sides to have topped the desk at Christmas have turn out to be champions – 16 out of a attainable 32.
Of these, Chelsea, Manchester Metropolis and Blackburn have received the title each time they’ve been prime on December 25.
Metropolis’s activity
Metropolis even have the excellence of being one of many 4 sides to have received the league after being outdoors the highest 4 at Christmas.
Final season’s fourth title in a row got here after they reached the large day in fifth place.
The champions sat six factors behind leaders Arsenal with a recreation in hand earlier than happening to say the title.
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Metropolis are as soon as once more outdoors the Champions League locations this 12 months.
After dropping to Aston Villa on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s aspect are down in seventh and 12 factors adrift of Liverpool.
The end result additionally prolonged their poor run of kind to only one win in 12 matches throughout all competitions.
Report-breaking Salah
A lot of Liverpool’s success this season is because of the type of Mohamed Salah.
The ahead scored twice and offered a pair of assists in opposition to Spurs to make Premier League historical past.
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Salah is the primary participant ever to document greater than ten objectives and assists within the Premier League earlier than Christmas Day.
In the meantime, he has now scored 229 objectives in 373 appearances for the membership to surpass Billy Liddell in Liverpool’s all-time scoring charts.
Now the Reds’ fourth highest scorer, Salah stays behind Gordon Hodgson (241), Roger Hunt (285) and Ian Rush (346).
Unbeatable
Liverpool have made it to Christmas with only one defeat from their opening 16 Premier League matches.
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Their 1-0 reverse in opposition to Nottingham Forest in September got here at Anfield, with the Reds nonetheless unbeaten away from house this time period.
It’s simply the third time that feat has been achieved by the membership since they have been based in 1892.
Nonetheless, followers could have to attend some time for a repeat, with every time up to now coming in a unique century.
Liverpool have been unbeaten on the highway at Christmas in each the 1893/94 and 1987/88 seasons.
Each of these campaigns ended with the membership successful the league they have been in.
From their eight away matches up to now this time period, Slot has seen his workforce win six occasions and draw on two events.
The Reds could have the possibility to increase that document away to West Ham on Sunday night.
On Boxing Day, talkSPORT has ten commentaries from the Premier League, starting with Manchester Metropolis vs Everton at 12:30pm
