Overview
- Arsenal reach Christmas on 39 points after 17 matches with a 12-3-2 record, scoring 31 and conceding 10.
- In the Premier League era, the side leading on Christmas has gone on to win the title in 17 of 33 seasons.
- Teams holding a two-point Christmas lead have finished champions in five of seven previous cases.
- Arsenal have topped the table on Christmas four times in the Premier League without winning the title, and each of the last five times the Christmas leader fell short, Manchester City were champions.
- Pundit Micah Richards argues City will outscore Arsenal, noting Erling Haaland’s 19 league goals and City’s superior goal tally to this point.