Arsenal shared the spoils with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in an action-packed match on Sunday afternoon and here’s how the Gunners’ upcoming fixtures compare to their title rivals.
Arsenal and Chelsea couldn’t be split on Sunday afternoon as the two sides played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to move the Gunners five points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Mikel Merino equalised for Arsenal in the 59th minute, cancelling out Trevoh Chalobah’s early second-half goal for Chelsea. The Blues were down to 10 men for most of the match after Moises Caicedo was shown a red card.
That result keeps Mikel Arteta’s squad clear at the top of the league after 13 matches. Manchester City trail by five points following their 3-2 victory over Leeds on Saturday, while Chelsea are a further point behind.
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Next week sees Arsenal back in action – twice – as their busy winter schedule rolls on. They’ll host Brentford at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night before then heading to fourth-placed Aston Villa on Saturday.
With that in mind, Mirror Football has compared Arsenal’s upcoming fixtures to their rivals;
Arsenal’s next five Premier League fixtures
Brentford (H) – December 3
Aston Villa (A) – December 6
Wolves (H) – December 13
Everton (A) – December 20
Brighton (H) – December 27
Man City’s next five Premier League fixtures
Fulham (A) – December 2
Sunderland (H) – December 6
Crystal Palace (A) – December 14
West Ham (H) – December 20
Nottingham Forest (A) – December 27
Chelsea’s next five Premier League fixtures
Leeds United (A) – December 3
Bournemouth (A) – December 6
Everton (H) – December 13
Newcastle United (A) – December 20
Aston Villa (H) – December 27
Aston Villa’s next five Premier League fixtures
Brighton (A) – December 3
Arsenal (H) – December 6
West Ham (A) – December 14
Man Utd (A) – December 21
Chelsea (A) – December 27
Brighton’s next five Premier League fixtures
Aston Villa (H) – December 3
West Ham (H) – December 7
Liverpool (A) – December 13
Sunderland (H) – December 20
Arsenal (A) – December 27
Sunderland’s next five Premier League matches
Liverpool (A) – December 3
Man City (A) – December 6
Newcastle (H) – December 14
Brighton (A) – December 20
Leeds (H) – December 28
