[골닷컴] Reporter Dong-Hoon Kang = Tottenham Hotspur, who have been on a tumultuous path recently, took on an unexpected defeat. However, it was still the most likely to occupy fourth place. On the other hand, Arsenal and Manchester United have lower odds than Tottenham.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the 33rd round of the Premier League season for the 2021-22 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 16th (Korean time). Tottenham Hotspur failed to score points amid sluggish attacks, such as failing to record a single shot on target.
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With this loss, Tottenham’s winning streak stopped at four games. The ranking remained in fourth place (18 wins, 3 draws, 11 losses, 57 points). He missed the opportunity to widen the gap with rival teams, and came down from an advantageous position to maintain an unstable fourth place.
In the match that followed, United won 3-2 once morest Norwich City with a hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo (37). At the same time, United succeeded in escaping from the swamp of two matches without a win. The ranking jumped two steps to 5th place (15 wins, 9 draws, 8 losses, 54 points).
Arsenal played at the same time. Arsenal needed a win, and maintained a whopping 76% of the market share and hit 23 shots, of which 6 on-target shots, and continued a wave of offensive. However, they showed a lack of decisive power and fell to their knees 0-1 to Southampton. With that loss, Arsenal fell to 6th place (17 wins, 3 draws, 11 losses, 54 points).
In the midst of this, according to the probability of Premier League teams advancing to the UEFA Champions League, published by the American statistical media ‘Five Thirteen’ on the 17th (Korean time), Tottenham recorded 63%. Compared to the advance probability (65%) announced on the 10th, it fell only 2%. Even if they lost this round, it was predicted that they would still have an advantage.
Arsenal remained unchanged. The standings have dropped by one notch, but they are still playing one more game than Tottenham and Manchester United, so the standings can be overturned at any time. Therefore, the medium kept the same 33% as the previous round.
The victorious Manchester United moved up, but were still stuck in the single digits, up only 2%. Manchester United, who experienced 2% humiliation, became 4% this round. It is safe to say that it is still difficult to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season.
