Who has the easiest title run-in of Arsenal and Man City?
The Premier League title race is heating up, with the gap between leaders Arsenal and second-placed Manchester City cut to just four points.
Man City let their lead slip twice in last night’s 2-2 draw at home to Nottingham Forest, a result that takes their destiny out of their own hands.
If Pep Guardiola’s men win all their remaining fixtures, including the all-important clash at home to Arsenal next month, that might not be enough for them to get their hands on the Premier League trophy.
With just eight games left to play this season, Arsenal are still in pole position, but they’ve been here before and let it slip. Confidence, while still high now, could be pierced.
Arsenal’s seven-point lead (albeit with one game played more) allows them the breathing room of a slip-up somewhere along the way. Defeat in Manchester might not necessarily be fatal.
The two Premier League title-chasers still have each other to play, at the Etihad on April 18.
After their recent wobble with dropped points against Burnley and bottom-placed Wolves, Arsenal have got back on track with three successive wins – and impressively so, too, beating London rivals Tottenham and Chelsea before a ground-out, hard-fought 1-0 victory at Brighton.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners also have two of the bottom three to play between now and the end of the campaign, and only City of the league’s current top seven.
City, meanwhile, have two more of the ‘big six’ to play – following an away match with Chelsea by facing off with Arsenal in April.
Like Arsenal, they also face relegation-threatened West Ham and Burnley before the end of the season, but finish the campaign with a tough match against Champions League-cashing Aston Villa, which could help to decide the title.
Here’s a full breakdown of all the remaining fixtures in the Premier League title race.
Arsenal
Everton (H) – 8th
Bournemouth (H) – 9th
Manchester City (A) – 2nd
Newcastle (H) – 12th
Fulham (H) – 10th
West Ham (A) – 18th
Burnley (H) – 19th
Crystal Palace (A) – 14th
Manchester City
West Ham (A) – 18th
Chelsea (A) – 5th
Arsenal (H) – 1st
Burnley (A) – 19th
Everton (A) – 8th
Brentford (H) – 7th
Bournemouth (A) – 9th
Aston Villa (H) – 4th
Crystal Palace (A) (TBD) – 14th
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