Manchester United\u2019s 3\u20132 victory at the Emirates has tightened the title race. Arsenal\u2019s lead is now four points after the weekend\u2019s action.<\/p>\n
Man City stopped the rot at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Aston Villa were superb in their 2\u20130 triumph at Newcastle United. Their hopes of making this a thrilling title race have been boosted by Michael Carrick\u2019s Red Devils.<\/p>\n
The run-in remains some time away, but the 2025\/26 season has entered a crucial period. Below are the next five Premier League fixtures for the three sides and how they compare.<\/p>\n
Arsenal (50 points)
\nMan City (46 points)
\nAston Villa (46 points)<\/p>\n
Leeds Utd vs. Arsenal (Jan. 31)
\nTottenham vs. Man City (Feb. 1)
\nAston Villa vs. Brentford (Feb. 1)<\/p>\n
Arsenal vs. Sunderland (Feb. 7)
\nLiverpool vs. Man City (Feb. 8)
\nBournemouth vs. Aston Villa (Feb. 7)<\/p>\n
Brentford vs. Arsenal (Feb. 12)
\nMan City vs. Fulham (Feb. 11)
\nAston Villa vs. Brighton (Feb. 11)<\/p>\n
Tottenham vs. Arsenal (Feb. 22)
\nMan City vs. Newcastle (Feb. 21)
\nAston Villa vs. Leeds Utd (Feb. 21)<\/p>\n
Arsenal vs. Chelsea (Mar. 1)
\nLeeds vs. Man City (Feb. 28)
\nWolves vs. Aston Villa (Feb. 27)<\/p>\n
Arsenal face two potentially troublesome away days at Leeds United and Brentford, teams capable of disrupting the leaders as Nottingham Forest did in their recent goalless draw at the City Ground. In between those trips the league leaders welcome a home-reliant Sunderland to the Emirates and must also travel to Tottenham before the visit from Chelsea.<\/p>\n
The Gunners will be hopeful that Spurs offer some domestic competence when Man City travel down to N17 next weekend. Guardiola\u2019s side may need to put together one of their vintage runs to track down the leaders, but they\u2019ve got to visit Anfield and Elland Road in the next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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