Liverpool opens up a 13-point lead in the Premier League after a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United, as closest pursuers Arsenal played out a 0-0 stalemate at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
If the weekend’s results appeared to have given Liverpool one hand on the trophy, Arne Slot’s team now seem unstoppable.
Goals in each half by Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister were enough for Liverpool to see off Newcastle who slipped one place in the table to sixth.
Liverpool have come through a testing run of fixtures with a draw away at Aston Villa .
Arsenal’s defeat by West Ham at the weekend knocked the stuffing out of the London club and while manager Mikel Arteta vowed not to give up the chase, a 0-0 draw at Forest was another nail in the coffin of their title dream.
Liverpool has 67 points from 28 games with Arsenal on 54, albeit having one game in hand.
