The 2020/21 Premier League campaign is nearing its final stage, with all teams in the division now with just 10 games left or less to determine their full league in May.
As soon as the current international break ends next week, each team will take part in the rhythm to decide who will finish where, but some records are harder than others.
To find out which teams have easy or difficult games to get through at the end of the season’s business, the average league position of the remaining opponents for each side is highlighted in the table below.
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Brighton and Hove Albion have the worst set of games when it comes to league standing, with their remaining nine opponents at a standard average as low as 8.1 in the table, followed by Crystal Palace and West Brom.
On the other hand, Arsenal have the most favorable record by a small distance, with Mikel Arteta’s men facing many difficult sides at the bottom of the division with an average position of 13.4.
Liverpool have the toughest running rate with Manchester United according to the numbers; their opponents ’average league position is left at 11 which indicates that they are going to face a mixed bag of maids situations between now and May.
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Only West Ham seem to have a much better schedule than the Reds in the teams that currently run for a place in the top four, with Leicester City ‘s games offering them plenty of hope at Anfield.
Leicester’s run is the strongest of the sides positioned near the top; Brendan Rodgers’ men still have to get over all the teams within the current top six and their last three tournaments include trips to Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge before they hosted Spurs on the final day.
Liverpool will end their season at home at Palace, who are unlikely to play for anything special before that stage and it is also worth noting that Roy Hodgson will be out of contract after the season. that would happen if nothing changed between now and June.
Jurgen Klopp’s expectations deliver four narrow main spots but thanks to the timeline, he remains an outsider.