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With two games less to play in the Premier League, they’re seven clear.
But Slot, who led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title in 2023, remains calm about the situation as they prepare to face a Villa side looking to reignite their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League again.
“What I’ve learned, if there’s any experience I’ve learned of winning a league title, is in general in a season if there are 38 games to be played, don’t expect you have 38 times fantastic football,” he said..
“If you are a very good team and a very special team you play 20-25 very good games then you play a few mediocre ones and you play a few very bad ones.
But it is more about the results in the mediocre or bad ones than the 20-25 because they are ones you will probably win.
"Not in the history of Liverpool, not in the four years City won the league and not this time with us, or Arsenal, or City, or Chelsea.
Because, as good as Everton have been in their resurgence under Moyes and the threat of Matheus Cunha with Wolves, this is a step up in opponent as they face Villa and Manchester City away in the space of four days.
Then there is the visit of Newcastle at Anfield next Wednesday to make it three huge games in eight days.
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