Football Ground Map
Football Ground Map
The Premier League title race went down to the wire in the 2021/22 campaign as Manchester City just edged out Liverpool on the final day of the season. City were in jeopardy of losing the title after going 2-0 down to Aston Villa. However, spurred on by the home crowd at the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola's men rallied to win the game 3-2 and take the crown that had threatened to be travelling towards Anfield at one point in the afternoon. Liverpool did hold up their end of the bargain but only after conceding an early goal, eventually defeating Wolves 3-1 to fall short by a point.
INSANE last day of Premier League football.
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) May 22, 2022
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS for the 8th time!
Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool miss out on the title by a point but finish the season with a win. #EPL pic.twitter.com/9bqNkRhgLf
Two out of the last four title races have been decided by the barest of margins. The 2022/23 campaign could fall into the same category with City being backed at 8/13 in the Premier League winner odds to win the crown for the third season in a row. Liverpool will be bidding to disrupt their charge, and it appears that no other contenders in the Premier League will be able to keep pace with the two teams at the top, unless Chelsea and Tottenham can stage a dramatic improvement.
Having a home crowd was crucial for Manchester City in their comeback against Villa on the final day, riding the crest of momentum to storm back into the contest before overcoming Steven Gerrard's side with late goals. It was almost a repeat of the 2011/12 season when they produced a similar comeback against Queens Park Rangers courtesy of Sergio Aguero's late goal, cueing rapturous scenes at the Etihad Stadium after beating Manchester United to the title. City will not have the home crowd on their side for the final game of the 2022/23 season.
They will travel to face Brentford at Brentford Community Stadium, where they edged out a narrow 1-0 win in the last campaign. There will be a lot of factors in play, which could include Brentford fighting for their respective future in the Premier League or alternatively making a push for the top half that could influence the game. Being on the road for the final game could make life tricky, and there will be no uplifting from the crowd if Guardiola's team were to get into trouble again.
Liverpool 3-1 Wolves
— The Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) May 22, 2022
For a little while this afternoon league title number 20 was just there in front of Liverpool but instead they lose 2 games all season yet don't win the title for a second time, after doing so in 2008-09 too. #LIVWOL pic.twitter.com/zpHfmnigyI
Liverpool will also be on the road in the final game of the season against Southampton. The Reds do not have a great record against the Saints away from home, winning 11 out of their 23 matches, including a 2-1 triumph last time out. However, they were beaten by the Saints in the 2020/21 season at St Mary's Stadium, which has been their only loss to Southampton under the tenure of Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League. As a result, Liverpool will be confident if the contest is a straight shootout between them and City at the end of next season. Southampton ended the last campaign poorly and appear to be struggling to find the next generation of talent at the club. Ralph Hasenhuttl is in charge for now, but come May there could be another man in the dugout to play a defining role in the Premier League title race.
We hope that the Premier League title race reaches another thrilling climax next campaign, and it's amazing to think that it could be decided at unheralded venues such as Brentford Community Stadium and St Mary's Stadium. The eyes of the world could be on both next May.
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