Overview
- Arsenal sit first on 39 points from 17 matches, two clear of Manchester City, who have scored more and hold the superior goal difference.
- Opta’s title probabilities place Arsenal at 68.7%, City at 24.7%, and in-form Aston Villa at 5.3%.
- Aston Villa have won 10 straight in all competitions and seven in a row in the league, moving within three points of the leaders before trips to Chelsea and Arsenal.
- Leaders at Christmas have won the Premier League in 17 of 33 seasons, yet Arsenal have never converted any of their four previous Christmas leads in the Premier League era.
- At the bottom, Wolves have a record-worst two points after 17 games, and history shows only four bottom-at-Christmas sides have survived, with none overturning a gap greater than five points.