Premier League: Arsenal and Liverpool losses could give Man City edge

The race for the Premier League title has been through some dramatic twists and turns after some surprising results this weekend.

It was disappointment for Liverpool and Arsenal fans who both lost their matches, meaning they're now tied in second place at 71 points.

But a big win for Manchester City on Saturday secured a spot at the top, just two points ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal.

According to the Opta supercomputer, which runs simulations of games to predict who might bring home the trophy, Manchester City's chances of winning the Premier League jumped from 40.6% to a massive 70.1% after the weekend's results.

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Saturday's match saw Manchester City secure their place at the top of the table following a 5-1 victory against Luton at the Etihad.

It was a strong start with Erling Haaland scoring the first goal only 65 seconds in.

The rest of the first half went by without another goal, but the second half saw another four goals for City.

Looking ahead to the games on the following day, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told Sky Sports that Liverpool and Arsenal "will win 100%".

But it might be best to leave predictions to the supercomputer, as things didn't exactly turn out that way.

Liverpool were defeated 1-0 by Crystal Palace - their first Premier League home loss since October 2022.

A smooth set up from Crystal Palace's Tyrick Mitchell allowed his teammate Eberechi Eze to score early on in the 14th minute.

Despite applying lots of pressure in the second half, it wasn't to be for Liverpool. Out of 21 attempts to score a goal, only six were on target - and none went in.

"It was pretty obvious, we didn't play a good first half... and we couldn't solve those problems in the second half," Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told BBC Match of the Day. "With the chances we had, we were really unlucky."

Arsenal lost out to Aston Villa 2-0, despite holding out at a level 0-0 for most of the game.

Manager Mikel Arteta told BBC's Match of the Day that it was "one of the best first halves we've played in the season".

But in the 84th minute, Leon Bailey scored for Aston Villa - then with just three minutes to go, Ollie Watkins popped another one in, earning player of the match.

It was a huge win for Aston Villa, with their manager Unai Emery leading them to victory against a team that he used to manage!

Each of the top three teams - Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal - have 6 games left to play, with the final day of the season on 19 May.

Liverpool will play Fulham, Manchester City will take on Brighton and Arsenal will face Wolves in their next matches.

Opto's supercomputer has dropped Arsenal's chance of winning to 18.3%, while Liverpool are on just 11.7%.

If there be a tie at the top of the table, the Premier League winners are decided on goal difference, then goals scored, then most points in the head-to-head matches, then most away goals in the head-to-head record.