The Premier League title race has taken an exciting twist in recent weeks, and after 12 games of the 2023/24 season, it has now become obvious who are genuine contenders.
Tottenham, who led early for the first three months, have faltered as a result of back-to-back defeats, with their latest 2-1 loss to Wolves on Sunday, November 12 coming as a painful reality check for Ange Postecoglou in his debut season in the Premier League.
Those defeats, coupled with positive results for Liverpool and Arsenal tightened the margin at the top, with just two points separating first from fourth.
Liverpool moved to second with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Brentford on Sunday, while Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Burnley was enough for the Gunners to leapfrog their arch-rivals Tottenham, as cited on The Mirror.
As we head into the gruelling festive period, Sports Brief now takes a look at the upcoming fixtures of the four main title contenders, and how the league will shape up between now and just after Christmas.
For more context, we included Aston Villa’s fixtures as well, as Unai Emery’s side is proving to be the dark horse of the league, particularly with their frightening home form.
Manchester City
Nov 25 – Liverpool (H)
Dec 3 – Tottenham (H)
Dec 6 – Aston Villa (A)
Dec 10 – Luton (A)
Dec 16 – Crystal Palace (H)
Liverpool
Nov 25 – Man City (A)
Dec 3 – Fulham (H)
Dec 6 – Sheffield United (A)
Dec 9 – Crystal Palace (A)
Dec 17 – Manchester United (H)
Dec 23 – Arsenal (H)
Arsenal
Nov 25 – Brentford (A)
Dec 2 – Wolves (H)
Dec 5 – Luton (A)
Dec 9 – Aston Villa (A)
Dec 17 – Brighton (H)
Dec 23 – Liverpool (A)
Tottenham
Nov 26 – Aston Villa (H)
Dec 3 – Man City (A)
Dec 7 – West Ham (H)
Dec 10 – Newcastle (H)
Dec 15 – Nottingham Forest (A)
Dec 23 – Everton (H)
Aston Villa
Nov 26 – Tottenham (A)
Dec 3 – Bournemouth (A)
Dec 6 – Man City (H)
Dec 9 – Arsenal (H)
Dec 17 – Brentford (A)
Dec 22 – Sheffield United (H)