Has Liverpool shown where they should strengthen?
Liverpool's 3-1 defeat at Chelsea will do little to harass Liverpool while celebrating their deserved title. But if someone wondered what the side of Arne Slot had looked like with a few injuries, it was that execution.
There were probably some party -related reasons for the flat performance of Liverpool and a lower intensity than normal, but Arne Slot wanted to use these last four games to help him plan for the summer. Those he brought into the Stamford Bridge team did not impress.
The entire midfield was changed and the trio of Wataru Endo, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott could not handle their Chelsea opposites, in particular Romeo Lavia and Cole Palmer who ran the show.
Jones slid in the construction of the first of Chelsea, Elliott was removed after the second of the blues – and Endo showed that at the age of 32 – he would have trouble replicating what Ryan Gravenberch brilliantly did brilliant all season.
At the top of the field, Diogo Jota was anonymous with only 13 touches – he has one competition objective in 2025 – while Darwin Nunez missed two good openings after he started. At least he succeeded in a touch than Jota.
However, nobody had a worst outing than Jarell Quansah, admitted with one own goal and one penalty in a disappointing and not convincing representation in Center-helf, one that was reminiscent of his opening day struggles on Ipswich.
And with Kostas Tsimikas that does not enlighten the left -wing misery of Liverpool, it seems that Liverpool could strengthen this summer. Left back, center-back, midfield and spits and forget no right back if Trent Alexander-Arnold leaves, as expected. Sam Blitz
Why do the Premier League wrestings continue to exist?
Bilbao or Bust has been the Mantra in Manchester United for a while. Looking at how they fall to a 16th league-defeat of the season when they lost 4-3 in Brentford, their most for 35 years, made that abundantly clear. But there is a little more behind their struggles.
Ruben Amorim mentioned the third-jongest team in the Premier League history in Brentford. Given the recent domestic form of United, and the eight changes that were made after Thursday's victory at Athletic Club, the defeat was almost inevitable, strange if that sounds.
Everything is understandably focused on the Europa League. That does not answer the question why United, the only undefeated side in the European competition, no team did not defeat that next season will play top football since 26 January.
Since that 1-0 win in Fulham, sealed thanks to the bent strike by Lisandro Martinez, United has played 10 teams outside the lower three and not won against one of them. After that victory, they still had a round of the Europa League competition phase.
In the meantime, United has overcome Real Sociedad and Lyon in Europe. Apart from a shock, not something that you would place past this group, you can add Athletic Club to that list. Then they are one game from a European trophy. Enigmatic.
The defeat in Brentford, although not the fairest match to draw conclusions, had to bully a perfect example of the problems that Amorim bullying in the Premier League: United simply could not deal with Brentford's physicality, pace and direct football.
Regardless of who has been chosen, as we have shown this season, the same vulnerabilities would remain.
Amorim has inherited a squadron that is badly equipped to cope with the hardships of English football. Those missteps for building squadron must be corrected this summer, especially if the qualification of the Champions League is secured, Amorim will otherwise see no improvement. Zinny Boswell
Can Isak Salah catch in Golden Boot Race?
Alexander Isak must have the feeling that his moment would never be in the 1-1 draw of Newcastle in Brighton. Twice he had picked up the ball and thought he was about to have a free shot on goal from 12 meters after referee Craig Pawson had pointed out. VAR ruined the pleasure of Newcastle by spotting two incorrect calls from Pawson, so it looked like one of those days for Isak and his team.
But another chance would be 89 minutes, when Pawson finally saw a legitimate fine correctly and Isak was not in the mood to leave it.
While scoring, he became the first player in Newcastle United to score 23 goals in a Premier League season since Alan Shearer in 2002 and now has 22 goals in his last 26 league games. There is still time to catch Mohamed Salah in the Golden Boot Race, too. He is five back with three games to play and Salah only scored once in his last six Premier League matches. Strange things have happened. Lewis Jones
Verbruggen shows again number one qualities
There have been calls from some parts of the Brighton fans for goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to be replaced.
Before the 1-1 draw with Newcastle, the Seagulls had admitted at least twice in each of their last six Premier League matches and 24 goals shipped in their previous 11 competition meetings. Verbruggen was not only the fault, but his lack of trust and authority did not help his defenders. Brighton also has the worst SAV ratio in the Premier League (59.6 percent) this season.
However, Verbruggen has set up his best performance of 2025 to ward off Newcastle. Solid van Set pieces and much more composed under pressure, Verbruggen made four saves – the choice of which came in the stop time to refuse Callum Wilson a winning goal. If he can stay in this kind, the defensive process of Brighton and figures must be reflected at the implication.lewis Jones
Tel puts the case forward to start against Bodo/Glimt
The wholesale changes of Ange Postecoglou in the 1-1 draw of Tottenham near West Ham let those who were brought in to bring their business forward to start in the semi-final second stage of Thursday in Bodo/Glimt-and Mathys Tel.
The French attacker was the most dangerous player of Spurs in the London Stadium when he helped Wilson Odobert's opener after he had pushed the West Ham defender Max Kilman in an error.
Tel tried eight dribbles – most players in the game – and had two shots, with only Jarrod Bowen had more.
It was again a promising exhibition of the On-Loan Bayern Munich-Man, who finds his feet on the left wing for Spurs, where Postecoglou praised the 20-year-old in his press conference after the game.
He said: “He has taken over the information and he now understands the role a little better, especially on the left.
“We have clearly had Sonny in recent weeks [Heung-Min Son] out. We need him to fill in that void and I think he did that work well. “
If counted on Thursday in Norway, it would be well deserved. And with more performances such as these, Spurs wants to activate the £ 45 million option to permanently sign him from Bayern.Diallan Olley
Kayode Find the real deal for Brentford
It took Michael Kayode for a little less than three months to make his first start for Brentford after he was on loan from Fiorentina in January with Fiorentina. Before that time there were volatile glimpse of what he had to offer; Striking cameies who gave a taste of what would come.
But he started with the right back in the last three games of the bees and has been an important part of the team that won three in a row for the first time since a run between October 21 and November 4, 2023.
The 20-year-old seemed to be eager to come from the start of Man Utd to the Gtech and his boundless energy caused Amorim's Side Problems-Net as his monstrous Throw-ins, as shown in the run-up to Luke Shaw's own goal.
Kayode completed most dribbles (5) in the game, won most duels (10) and ended with a goodness of 97 percent Pass, most player who played 45 minutes or more. “He looked like he just enjoyed playing football,” Thomas Frank said afterwards.
Brentford is certainly undoubtedly the option to make Kayode's stay at the end of the season in West -Londen permanent.
Hamers season Fizend quickly out
If there were ever a day when things eventually clicked in place for West Ham under Graham Potter, the visit of Rivals Tottenham to the London Stadium was certain.
The Hammers had a week to prepare for the London Derby, a luxury compared to the 64-hour lead time of Spurs on Thursday's semi-final against Bodo-Glimt.
Spurs had more than an eye on Thursday's return bone in Norway, the eight pre-match changes from Postecoglou made that clear, so the opportunity for Potter's besieged hammers to end a seven-game wait for a victory.
Before a ball was kicked, frustration summarized a fan base that had not seen a victory since the end of February, but that turned to apathy that came full time.
Hogers went on the way to an early exit despite the scoreboard that reads 1-1 with the prospect of a late derby victory still on the table.
The fact that it was not enough to keep parts of the dissatisfied fan base in their seats shows how deep West Ham's grind is with three more games to save something this season. Jack Wilkinson