Premier League: Will there be drama on the final day?

• Ahead of the Premier League’s final day, we examine the talking topics, which include a title race that will be decided by a hair’s breadth and Klopp’s final game.

Ahead of the Premier League‘s final day, we examine the talking topics, which include a title race that will be decided by a hair’s breadth and Klopp’s final game.

Luton’s final show

Luton willl not play in the Premier League next season. Photo/ Supersport

This weekend will be the end of Luton’s Premier League experience, barring a small miracle. Rob Edwards’ team can only stay in the first division if they win, Nottingham Forest loses, and there is a 13-goal difference in goal differential.

On the other hand, Luton can exit the top level with pride. For the first time since 1992, Luton returned to the top division thanks to an unannounced promotion. The team included several players who had moved up the ranks following their drop to the fifth division due to financial concerns.

Comparatively speaking to the other promoted sides, Luton has at least come out on top thanks to Edwards’ cultivation of a battling mentality at Kenilworth Road. Victories against Brighton and Newcastle will be cherished at a venue that has given the division a distinctive atmosphere this year.

Other than that, Dominic Solanke, who has scored 19 goals in the Premier League so far this year, and Ivan Toney, who has lost all of his steam at Brentford, may face off in a direct shootout for a spot on the flight. Jarrod Bowen, too, will be hoping that his comeback goal at West Ham is sufficient in spite of tough competition for a wide position.

Arsenal gave us a good race

Arsenal. Photo/ Yardbarker.

The Premier League title battle has reached the final day for the tenth time. Arsenal is two points behind the leading team in the league going into the final weekend, but they have once again emerged as the team closest to Manchester City’s hegemony.

Arsenal should be happy of their season-long play, regardless of the result, since Mikel Arteta’s team is still improving. Few, though, believe Manchester City will make a mistake before their matchup with West Ham on the final day at the Etihad, where three points will guarantee a Premier League title that would set a record-breaking four times in a row.

Any mistake might allow Arsenal to pass them, and with their better goal differential, a victory over Everton will suffice if City are unable to do so.

Nevertheless, hope is what kills you, and this weekend’s history is not on Arsenal’s side. The team that started first has won the championship in each of the previous nine instances when the race for the title was decided on the last day.

Farewell Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk react after the match at Anfield.. Photo/ Reuters.

This Sunday, Anfield will likely get an ovation unlike anything witnessed in recent memory. This weekend’s match against Wolves will mark the conclusion of Jurgen Klopp‘s illustrious era as manager of Liverpool, as he will take over for the last time.

After eight and a half years, the German brought the Reds back to the top of both the English and European football leagues, replacing a club that had grown weary of being mediocre. With Liverpool, and when facing the formidable Manchester City, Klopp has triumphed in every match. Some have used City’s dominance—even with the elephant in the room—as a stick to beat Klopp, suggesting that he has failed when, in reality, the reverse is true. Arsenal is currently discovering how difficult it is to compete.

In addition to winning Liverpool’s sixth European title and ending their league drought, Klopp is one of the Premier League’s most colorful figures. Although he may not be to everyone’s taste, he will be missed by the league.

Will there be drama at Man City?

This is not Manchester City’s first experience in this stage. Four times in the past, the Citizens have competed for the Premier League championship on the penultimate day and prevailed. That perfect record hasn’t, however, been without controversy.

Only in 2013–14 did Manchester City win the title on the last day with little fanfare, as Liverpool lost to West Ham 2-0 to secure the title.

In addition, City overcame a 2-0 deficit against Aston Villa to win the title on the final day of 2018/19 and 2021/22, with two stoppage-time goals—among them that of Sergio Aguero—rescuing the title in 2011/12 just as it seemed to be slipping away.

City is hoping for a polished show and to steer clear of the tense afternoons from previous seasons.