Could Liverpool genuinely finish below Everton? Remaining Premier League fixtures analysed

Liverpool began the 2025/26 season as Premier League champions and many people’s favourites to retain their title.

With seven matches remaining, they’re clinging onto the final (not yet guaranteed) Champions League berth and facing the genuine risk of dropping into a separate European competition or even missing out altogether.

After Brentford and Everton moved to within three points of the Reds on Saturday evening, Lewis Steele claimed that those two clubs should now aim for a place in the top five.