{"id":139889,"date":"2020-06-26T03:44:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T10:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=139889"},"modified":"2020-06-26T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T17:07:34","slug":"liverpool-wins-epl-after-city-falls-at-chelsea-30-year-wait-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/liverpool-wins-epl-after-city-falls-at-chelsea-30-year-wait-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Wins EPL After City Falls at Chelsea, 30-Year Wait Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took 30 years, plus a 100-day lockdown. But Liverpool is, at last, once again the champion of England. The Reds\u2019 hold on the English Premier League title became mathematically unassailable at around 9:50 p.m. local time on Thursday, when closest rivals Manchester City lost 2-1 at Chelsea.<\/p>\n

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What a team! Liverpool\u2019s Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Andrew Robertson celebrate a 4-0 win against Leicester this season. (Image: Andrew Yates\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

City had to beat Chelsea to keep alive slim hopes of catching the league leaders but conceded a late penalty at 1-1 when Fernandinho cleared the ball off the line with his hand and was red-carded. Willian duly converted from the spot, and the ten-man City, the defending EPL champion, could muster no response.<\/p>\n

But for many, the league was already over long before it was halted on March 20 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the UK, with Liverpool 25 points ahead.<\/p>\n

In fact, bookmaker Betway had seen enough<\/a> by November, when it began paying out outright bets on Liverpool with just a third of the season played. By March, most sportsbooks were offering 1\/1000 (-100000) on a Liverpool win, meaning you would have to stake a thousand to win a measly dollar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thunderstruck\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

“I have no words,” an emotional Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports<\/em> last night. “It’s the best thing I can imagine and more than I could have ever dreamed of. It’s unbelievable. Much more than I ever thought would be possible.”<\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming champions with this club is absolutely incredible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The German has transformed the fortunes of a team that dominated English soccer in the 1980s\u00a0 since his arrival at Anfield four-and-a-half years ago.<\/p>\n

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Last season, despite winning the coveted UEFA Champions League<\/a> and becoming Champions of Europe, Liverpool fell agonizingly short on the domestic front.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 97 points the team amassed in the 2018-19 season was the third-highest of any team in EPL history. But incredibly, it wasn\u2019t good enough. City\u2019s 98 points were the second-highest in EPL history, and the Sky Blues clinched the title in the final game of the season.<\/p>\n

Surprising Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Liverpool began the 2019-20 season as the second favorite, behind City, but soon leapfrogged its rival with an indomitable spirit combined with a scintillating, clinical play that saw the team lose just once in 31 games.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the earliest EPL victory by matches played, but because of the strange circumstances of this season, the latest by date.<\/p>\n

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Despite this extraordinary achievement, Liverpool is not the bookies\u2019 favorite to win the league next season. Early odds favor City at 6\/5 over the Reds’ 11\/8. Maybe that\u2019s because historically, it has proved difficult for teams to retain the EPL title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That sounds like a challenge for Liverpool and a tempting prospect for bettors and sports fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It took 30 years, plus a 100-day lockdown. But Liverpool is, at last, once again the champion of England. The Reds\u2019 hold on the English Premier League title became mathematically unassailable at around 9:50 p.m. local time on Thursday, when closest rivals Manchester City lost 2-1 at Chelsea. City had to beat Chelsea to keep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":139890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLiverpool Wins EPL After City Falls at Chelsea, 30-Year Wait Over<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Liverpool wins English Premier League after 30-year wait when Manchester City lost 2-1 to Chelsea. 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