With the competition entering its third third, the struggle to escape the specter of relegation in the English Football Premier League has heated up, and the atmosphere of concern has been reflected in coaches, players, fans and club owners.
After a 0-0 draw at Newcastle United, Norwich City are five points behind leaders Watford, who are second-to-bottom in the standings, while the fate of their predecessors is fluctuating in the list.
After a row between the two sides went ahead, West Ham United's match against Brighton ended in a 3-3 draw on Saturday, placing Brighton 15th and Westham ranked 18th.
Watford squandered its lead and lost 3-2 to Everton, falling to 19th and penultimate.
After retreating for two weeks, Bournemouth scored the second consecutive victory when it defeated Aston Villa despite playing ten players for almost half the match.
Now only three points separate Watford in 19th (23 points) and Brighton in 15th (26 points), while teams still appear in a safe location like Crystal Palace (30 points), Southampton (31 points) and Newcastle United (31 points) Burnley (31 points) is not completely comfortable with her fate.
Liverpool seemed an unbeatable team this season, even when it does not do its best, it achieves victory after victory and tries alone at the forefront of the squad and a huge difference from its nearest competitors.
Although Southampton remained steadfast in the face of coach Juergen Klopp's team, he lost last Saturday by a clean quartet, including a duo for Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool are currently 22 points ahead of the nearest champions, Manchester City, and are on the threshold of the first title in 30 years, after setting a number of records, including the Nottingham Forest record number unbeaten in 42 consecutive games and steadfast since the 1977-1978 season.
When French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was injured last October, some of his fans, Tottenham, believed that his absence would not affect the London club's performance due to the fluctuating performance of the French goalkeeper.
Coach Jose Mourinho did not hesitate to return the goalkeeper to the squad after his recovery, and in the two games in which he participated and the team won, the goalkeeper seemed to have returned to his previous fitness and brilliance.
Loris performed outstandingly in Tottenham's 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday, saving many dangerous balls from Sergio Aguero, as well as the penalty kick by Elkay Ghandogan.
This brilliance is a reassurance to Tottenham in his search for a position among the first four qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season.