EPL: Drama As Liverpool Left It Late Against Arsenal, Leicester Defeat Spurs

An end-to-end match at Anfield that started in the rain and finished in the snow got a fitting conclusion when substitute Joe Allen steered home the late volley that salvaged a point for Liverpool.

Claudio Ranieri… “not normal what Leicester are doing”.

Villa and Midlands rivals City have had extraordinary contrasting seasons with Claudio Ranieri’s side chasing the title and Remi Garde’s men propping up the Premier League.

Not only have City been in a similar position – they were bottom at the same stage last season, three points from safety – but they had to come from two-goals down earlier in the season to win 3-2 in a dramatic encounter at the King Power Stadium.

Arsenal go to Stoke on Sunday so a point at Villa Park would be enough to take the Foxes back to the top of the table when they play in the evening kick off.

Vertonghen said: “They always play the same game – they drop and then they count on set pieces or on one of their strikers”.

“It is terrible to see where they are and I would love nothing more than them to escape it. I know it is not looking great for them, it is looking quite bleak, I’d love them to escape it but obviously after Saturday is out of the way”.

“It’s only January, it’s not May”.

Asked what he said to people who claimed Leicester could win the title, the Italian replied: “I laugh!”

“The fans must continue to dream, we must continue to work hard.

Now we are getting the results”, added the Jamaica worldwide.

In sharp contrast to City, Aston Villa have won only twice all season, once on the first day of the season against Bournemouth and the other win coming on Tuesday against Crystal Palace.

“I feel they need to transform that frustration into more motivation for the next game, because there are more positives than negatives tonight”, he said. They were as if we had lost the match.

Mauricio Pochettino has suggested that any team inside the Premier League’s top 10 could become champions this season.

“We will be the favourites going into the game so we have to be careful and do the job properly and be professional”.