
With five games to go in the 2024/25 Premier League season, the title is Liverpool’s in all but formality. Leicester are relegated. As are Southampton. Ipswich will undoubtedly soon follow. In the remaining weeks, the surge for European places will provide the only entertainment factor that the Premier League prides itself in.
That is not to say talking points have been non-existent. Liverpool’s 20th league title sees them match Manchester United’s record tally – are they know England’s greatest team? All three promoted clubs look set to return to the Championship after just one season, for the second consecutive year – is the gap between the top two leagues becoming a dangerous chasm?