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Tom Cavilla

Liverpool next six fixtures compared to Man City and Chelsea in Premier League title race

The Premier League title race has been blown wide open following Manchester City's surprise defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

Pep Guardiola's side fell to a 3-2 loss on home soil to the Lilywhites as the north London outfit completed the league double over the Sky Blues.

Liverpool's win over Norwich City means the gap to City now stands at six points, which can be closed to just three should the Reds get the better of Leeds United on Wednesday evening.

Chelsea's hopes of mounting a title tilt are fading, though Jurgen Klopp's side are very much in picture after a unexpected twist in their pursuit of top spot.

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Here are the next six Premier League fixtures Liverpool and their title rivals will play.

1. Man City - 63 points

City will look to bounce back from today's performance next weekend at Everton, who are by no means clear of relegation just yet.

Following this, the small matter of the Manchester derby is on the agenda.

Manchester United will be hopeful of maintaining their positive recent record at the Etihad Stadium against their bitter rivals, having tasted victory on each of their previous three visits.

Crystal Palace could also pose problems for the reigning champions, who were beaten on home soil by Patrick Vieira's side back in October. Palace's rivals Brighton will be the next visitors to the Etihad.

The month of April begins in difficult circumstances with an away trip to Burnley, before what could be the title decider against Liverpool the following weekend.

February 26 - Everton (A)

March 6 - Man Utd (H)

March 14 - Crystal Palace (A)

March 19 - Brighton & Hove Albion (H)

April 2 - Burnley (A)

April 9 - Liverpool (H)

2. Liverpool - 57 points (with a game in hand on Man City)

Klopp's side will take on Leeds on Wednesday evening, in what has now become a huge fixture in the context of the season.

The Reds were scheduled to face Arsenal away on February 26, but this fixture has now been moved to next month due to the Carabao Cup final being played the following day.

March begins in tough fashion for Liverpool at home to West Ham and away to Brighton, and things won't get much easier with a double-header of Arsenal and Manchester United in quick succession.

Lowly Watford should present more straightforward opposition when they visit Anfield in early April.

February 23 - Leeds (H)

March 5 - West Ham (H)

March 12 - Brighton (A)

March 16 - Arsenal (A)

March 20 - Man Utd (H)

April 2- Watford (H)

3. Chelsea - 50 points (with a game in hand on Man City)

Chelsea's upcoming fixtures are rather favourable, with meetings against sides all in the bottom half of the table.

Burnley, Newcastle and Norwich could pose problems for the Londoners as they fight for their survival but Thomas Tuchel's side will nonetheless be expected to come out on top.

There is little margin for error for Chelsea, who trail the Citizens by 13 points.

March 5 - Burnley (A)

March 13 - Newcastle (H)

March 19 - Norwich (A)

April 2 - Brentford (H)

April 9 - Southampton (A)

April 16 - Leeds (A)

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