Liverpool's next five Premier League fixtures compared to Man United, Tottenham and Chelsea

Liverpool claimed their first win after the World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Boxing Day.

Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Stefan Bajcetic got the goals as the Reds boosted their chances of a top-four finish. Jurgen Klopp’s side are now five points adrift of the Champions League places with a game in hand on fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

Liverpool have now won their last three Premier League matches and they can close the gap to Spurs to two points with another win in their final match of 2022. That comes on Friday night at Anfield against Leicester City and their former boss Brendan Rodgers.

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After that match, the Reds have a busy fixture list over the course of January and early February. This period will be vital to their chances of finishing in the top four.

Here are Liverpool’s next five Premier League fixtures:

Leicester City (H) - December 30

Brentford (A) - January 2

Brighton (A) - January 14

Chelsea (H) - January 21

Wolves (A) - February 4

Manchester United's next five Premier League fixtures:

Nottingham Forest (H) - December 27

Wolves (A) - December 31

Bournemouth (H) - January 3

Manchester City (H) - January 14

Arsenal (A) - January 22

Tottenham Hotspur's n ext five Premier League fixtures:

Aston Villa (H) - January 1

Crystal Palace (A) - January 4

Arsenal (H) - January 15

Manchester City (A) - January 19

Fulham (A) - January 23

Chelsea's next five Premier League fixtures:

Bournemouth (H) - December 27

Nottingham Forest (A) - January 1

Manchester City (H) - January 5

Fulham (A) - January 12

Crystal Palace (H) - January 16

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