Arsenal, Man City or Liverpool? A detailed look at every remaining fixture in the red hot Premier League title race
There are six matches left in the Premier League title race and there’s a knife edge between league leaders Arsenal and chasers Liverpool and Manchester City.
City hold the edge after beating Luton and watching Arsenal and Liverpool fall to dramatic home defeats against Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively.
Ahead of the remaining fixtures, we’ve taken a very detailed look at all 18 of the remaining fixtures in the red-hot Premier League title race.
For the head-to-head, we’ve looked at the last six results in all competitions (excluding friendlies). For the ‘last six results’, we’ve taken a look at the last six scorelines in the Premier League (if applicable) at home or away against each opponent.
Arsenal
Wolves (A) – Saturday 20th April
Position: 11th
Head-to-head record: LWWWWW
Last six results in fixture: 0-2, 0-1, 2-1, 0-2, 3-1, 0-3
Score in reverse fixture: 2-1
Cup distractions: Four days after Bayern away
Chelsea (H) – Tuesday 23rd April
Position: 9th
Head-to-head record: WLWWWD
Last six results in fixture: 2-1, 0-2, 3-1, 1-2, 2-0, 2-1
Score in reverse fixture: 2-2
Cup distractions: None
Tottenham (A) – Sunday 28th April
Position: 5th
Head-to-head record: WWLWWD
Last six results in fixture: 0-2, 3-0, 2-0, 2-1, 1-1, 1-0
Score in reverse fixture: 2-2
Cup distractions: Potential Champions League semi final [Man City or Madrid] first leg days later
Bournemouth (H) – Saturday 4th May
Position: 13th
Head-to-head record: WDWWWW
Last six results in fixture: 3-2, 1-0, 5-1, 3-0, 3-1, 2-0
Score in reverse fixture: 0-4
Cup distractions: Sandwiched between potential Champions League semi [Man City or Madrid]
Manchester United (A) – Sunday 12th May
Position: 7th
Head-to-head record: DLWLWW
Last six results in fixture: 3-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-1, 2-2, 2-1
Score in reverse fixture: 3-1
Cup distractions: Weekend after potential Champions League semi second leg
Everton (H) – Sunday 19th May
Position: 16th
Head-to-head record: LLWLWW
Last six results in fixture: 4-0, 5-1, 0-1, 3-2, 2-0, 5-1
Score in reverse fixture: 0-1
Cup distractions: None. The Champions League final, should Arsenal be there, isn’t until Saturday June 1st.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners had been in superb form until a flaccid performance against Aston Villa saw them suffer their first league defeat of 2024.
Of their remaining fixtures, the away matches away to ‘big six’ rivals Tottenham and Manchester United now look the most decisive.
They’ve got a total of two wins from their last 12 trips to the two sides, although they have some reason for optimism in the marquee fixtures – and their mature performance at The Etihad showed they can go away to quality sides and be competitive.
They beat their North London neighbours on their last visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season and have also beaten United on home soil this season.
Elsewhere, Arsenal have strong recent records against Everton, Wolves and Bournemouth. Of their remaining opponents, only Chelsea and Spurs managed to avoid losing to the Gunners.
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Liverpool
Fulham (A) – Sunday 21st April
Position: 12th
Head-to-head record: LDWWWD
Last six results in fixture: 2-2, 1-1, 1-2, 2-3, 1-3, 1-0
Score in reverse fixture: 4-3
Cup distractions: Four days after Atalanta away (second leg)
Everton (A) – Wednesday 24th April
Position: 16th
Head-to-head record: LWWDWW
Last six results in fixture: 0-0, 1-4, 2-2, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0
Score in reverse fixture: 2-0
Cup distractions: None
West Ham (A) – Sunday 27th April
Position: 8th
Head-to-head record: LWWWWW
Last six results in fixture: 1-2, 3-2, 1-3, 0-2, 1-1, 1-4
Score in reverse fixture: 3-1
Cup distractions: Weekend before potential Europa League semi [Benfica or Marseille]
Tottenham (H) – Sunday 5th May
Position: 5th
Head-to-head record: WDDWWL
Last six results in fixture: 4-3, 1-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 2-2
Score in reverse fixture: 2-1
Cup distractions: Sandwiched between potential Europa League semi [Benfica or Marseille]
Aston Villa (A) – Monday 13th May
Position: 4th
Head-to-head record: WWWWDW
Last six results in fixture: 1-3, 1-2, 7-2, 1-2, 0-6, 0-2
Score in reverse fixture: 3-0
Cup distractions: Weekend after potential Europa League semi [Benfica or Marseille]
Wolves (H) – Sunday 19th May
Position: 11th
Head-to-head record: WDWLWW
Last six results in fixture: 2-0, 3-1, 4-0, 1-0, 2-0, 2-1
Score in reverse fixture: 1-3
Cup distractions: Potential Europa League final three days later
Liverpool in theory have the ‘easiest’ run-in on paper – but recent dropped points against Manchester United and Crystal Palace are worrying signs that momentum has stalled at Anfield.
Worse, they have several more banana skin fixtures that could spoil Jurgen Klopp’s farewell party. The Reds have won just one of their last six league trips away to Merseyside rivals Everton, while they’ve not always found it easy to take three points from Craven Cottage.
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Manchester City
Brighton (A) – Thursday 25th April
Position: 10th
Head-to-head record: LWWWDW
Last six results in fixture: 1-1, 1-4, 3-2, 0-5, 1-4, 0-2
Score in reverse fixture: 2-1
Cup distractions: None
Nottingham Forest (A) – Sunday 28th April
Position: 17th
Head-to-head record: DWLWDW
Last four results in fixture: 1-1, 3-0, 1-0, 0-2
Score in reverse fixture: 2-0
Cup distractions: Weekend before potential Champions League semi-final [Arsenal or Bayern]
Wolves (H) – Saturday 4th May
Position: 11th
Head-to-head record: WWWWWL
Last six results in fixture: 3-0, 1-0, 4-1, 0-2, 3-0, 3-1
Score in reverse fixture: 2-1
Cup distractions: Sandwiched between potential Champions League semi-finals [Arsenal or Bayern]
Fulham (A) – Saturday 11th May
Position: 12th
Head-to-head record: WWWWWW
Last six results in fixture: 1-2, 0-3, 0-2, 2-4, 1-2, 2-2
Score in reverse fixture: 5-1
Cup distractions: Weekend after potential Champions League semi-final [Arsenal or Bayern]
Tottenham (A) – Tuesday 14th May
Position: 5th
Head-to-head record: LLWLDW
Last six results in fixture: 1-0, 1-0, 2-0, 2-0, 0-1, 1-3
Score in reverse fixture: 3-3
Cup distractions: None
West Ham (H) – Sunday 19th May
Position: 8th
Head-to-head record: DWDWWW
Last six results in fixture: 3-0, 2-1, 2-1, 2-0, 1-0, 2-1
Score in reverse fixture: 1-3
Cup distractions: None. Potential FA Cup final the weekend after and a potential Champions League final the weekend after that (like last season).
Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions are aiming to be the first side in the history of English football to win four successive league titles – and they’re now firmly in the box seat to do so.
April’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea means that their trip to Tottenham – where they’ve lost on each of their last four Premier League away trips – has been rescheduled to the final week of the season between West Ham and Fulham.
Such is their recent dominance in recent years, Pep Guardiola’s men have an exceptional record in most of the remaining fixtures – West Ham at home, Fulham away and Wolves at home.