VILLA PARK — Leaders Liverpool may remain unbeaten on the road in the Premier League this season but Wednesday night’s draw with Aston Villa will have widened the grins among the chasing pack.
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Read MoreLiverpool had led through Mohamed Salah, his 24th league goal of the season, but Villa responded twice before half-time through Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins.
In the second half, Diogo Jota – wasteful all night beyond his assist for Salah – struck the top of the bar on the hour-mark, and a minute later Liverpool were back level, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s strike deflecting off Tyrone Mings past Emiliano Martinez.
Donyell Malen’s attempt then went a whisker wide with seconds to go. The result means Liverpool may have an eight-point lead at the top, but Arsenal can look at make that five with victory at home to West Ham on Saturday – before Liverpool travel to Manchester City on Sunday.
The looming trip to City is what made Wednesday feel so important for Liverpool. It was a chance to silence any talk of nerves, quell fears that James Tarkowski’s late heroics last week had derailed them, and while five points from nine still makes for an enviable return, it is not the sort of form at this stage of the season that wins titles.
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Read MoreIt only increases the sense therefore that this will not be an unyielding fight for the crown as we’ve witnessed in recent years – when the glint in City’s eye has often arrived with the first signs of spring – but rather a bareknuckle scrap between two pretenders where points will be dropped and one club must find a way to drag themselves over the line.
And against Villa, the nerves crept in. This fixture had been moved forward from 15 March, the weekend Liverpool will now be in Carabao Cup final action against Newcastle, and was therefore a chance for Arne Slot’s side to go 10 points clear of Arsenal, who will be a game behind for the best part of a month.
Instead, Liverpool stuttered, meaning Arsenal have a chance to close the gap, an opportunity that starts against the Hammers on Saturday.
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