‘That would probably be enough’ – Liverpool given points target from final 6 games to clinch top 5

‘That would probably be enough’ – Liverpool given points target from final 6 games to clinch top 5

One prominent Liverpool journalist has suggested that a minimum of nine points from the Reds’ final six Premier League games of the season could be enough to secure Champions League football for 2026/27.

Arne Slot’s side currently occupy the fifth and final berth from the English top flight to qualify for Europe’s primary club competition, and their win over Fulham last weekend (combined with results elsewhere) has given them a four-point buffer over nearest pursuers Chelsea.

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However, five of our remaining six matches are against teams in the current top eight, including a tough assignment away to Merseyside neigbours Everton on Sunday, prior to which Wayne Rooney has made some incendiary comments about the Reds.

Lynch: Three home wins could be enough for Liverpool

David Lynch believes that Liverpool still have plenty of work to do if they’re to finish in the Champions League places, which he’s said is ‘really, really important for the club in the long-term future’, but is confident that a perfect record at Anfield in the run-in may get them over the line.

He told Anfield Index about the Reds’ top-five prospects: “I’m still sceptical, if I’m being honest. [There are] an awful lot of tests still left in there…If they do win their Anfield games, then that would probably be enough.”