Ranking remaining Premier League schedules of Liverpool, Arsenal and Man City as Gunner, City win

Manchester City picked up another win in pursuit of their fourth straight Premier League title on Thursday, landing one point behind first place Arsenal while boasting a game in hand. Pep Guardiola's side beat Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 midweek, following up the Gunners' 5-0 win over Chelsea on Tuesday. Of the top three teams, only Liverpool dropped points after losing 2-0 to Everton in the Merseyside derby as their title hopes took yet another hit. City now boast a 70.7% chance of winning the league, per Opta, while Arsenal are at 27.7% and Liverpool's chances slip to just 1.5%. Much of it will come down to the remaining schedule, though, which arguably favors City.

With not long to go, here's a ranking of each team's remaining schedule by easiest to hardest.

Premier League standings

3. Manchester City, 76 points

Remaining schedule
All times Eastern/U.S.

• April 3: Manchester City 4, Aston Villa 1
• April 6: Crystal Palace 2, Manchester City 4
• April 13: Manchester City 5, Luton Town 1
• April 25: Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 4
• April 28, 11:30 a.m.: Nottingham Forest (away)
• May 4, 10 a.m.: Wolverhampton Wanderers (home)
• May 11, 10 a.m.: Fulham (away)
• May 14, 3 p.m.: Tottenham Hotspur (away)
• May 19, 11 a.m.: West Ham (home)

All but one of City's matches are against teams ranked eighth or lower, most of them solidly midtable and poised to offer little trouble to the defending champions as they make easy work of such games in this final stretch of the season. There are two matches worth keeping an eye on, though -- this month's encounter against Nottingham Forest, who will feel in desperate need of the points to stave off relegation, and their penultimate game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur. The North Londoners could still be in the midst of their battle for a Champions League berth and have a surprising ability to keep City at bay, even if it feels unwise to bet against City at this time of year.

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2. Arsenal, 77 points

Remaining schedule
All times Eastern/U.S.

• April 3: Arsenal 2, Luton Town 0
• April 6: Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Arsenal 3
• April 13: Arsenal 0, Aston Villa 2
• April 20: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Arsenal 2
• April 23: Arsenal 5, Chelsea 0
• April 28, 9 a.m.: Tottenham Hotspur (away)
• May 4, 10 a.m.: Bournemouth (home)
• May 11, 10 a.m.: Manchester United (away)
• May 19, 11 a.m.: Everton (home)

Arsenal might started April with a harder schedule than Liverpool, but it's not just the Reds' form that bumps them in this list. Their high-stakes North London derby against Tottenham -- who are no longer the favorites to finish fourth and therefore need the points -- and a final day matchup against relegation-threatened Everton could be the trickiest games they have left. That said, Arsenal seem to have recovered from the setback of their loss to Aston Villa with commanding victories against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea and head into the hard games as the heavy favorites. They also are poised to pick up big wins over a Bournemouth team that's competitive but has little to play for, and especially against a Manchester United side that cannot get out of their own way.

1. Liverpool, 74 points

Remaining schedule
All times Eastern/U.S.

• April 4: Liverpool 3, Sheffield United 1
• April 7: Manchester United 2, Liverpool 2
• April 14: Liverpool 0, Crystal Palace 1
• April 21: Fulham 1, Liverpool 3
• April 24: Everton 2, Liverpool 0
• April 27, 7:30 a.m.: West Ham (away)
• May 4, 10 a.m.: Tottenham Hotspur (home)
• May 11, 10 a.m.: Aston Villa (away)
• May 19, 11 a.m.: Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home)

They have the two hardest teams not in the title race -- Aston Villa and Tottenham -- left on the calendar, but no one currently ranked lower than 12th left. Considering the context of the defeat to Everton, as well as the loss to Crystal Palace and draw against Manchester United this month, there's a big question about how much gas Liverpool have left in the tank against anyone, not just the teams most in need of points.