Arsenal and Man City's final Premier League games compared by fixture difficulty rating tool

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Arsenal and Manchester City are going head-to-head for the Premier League title ahead of this Sunday's blockbuster meeting at the Etihad Stadium

Arsenal remain in control of the Premier League title race with just six matches left to play but that could change this weekend if they are beaten by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

City have continued to build momentum on the back of last month's Carabao Cup final triumph at Wembley and have placed a target on Arsenal's back.

If you play Fantasy Premier League, you should be aware of the fixture difficulty rating tool which ranks and grades how hard or easy a fixture is perceived.

The number is processed by several Opta variables in addition to each team's respective home and away form over the past six Premier League matches.

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A one would be deemed the easiest possible fixture, such as Burnley at home, while a five would be considered the hardest possible fixture, such as City away.

Using the tool, football.london has analysed who has the easier run-in. Arsenal have six matches left to play as they have currently played one more match than Pep Guardiola's challengers.

The Gunners have an average opponent rating of 2.83 from their six remaining fixtures. City away is graded a five, Newcastle and Fulham at home are graded a three, West Ham away is graded a two while Burnley at home is a one and Crystal Palace away is a three.

Meanwhile, City's average opponent rating from their final seven matches is three, which indicates they have a more challenging run-in than Arsenal.

This weekend's fixture is graded a four against Arsenal, next week's short trip to Burnley is graded a two while Everton (A), Brentford (H), Bournemouth (A), Crystal Palace (H) and Aston Villa (H) have all been scored as a three, pointing towards a medium level of difficulty.

Obviously the criteria does not necessarily provide a clear indication of what will play out in the match as Arsenal lost what was perceived to be one of their easier fixtures last weekend at home to Bournemouth.

Something that must also be factored in is that both Aston Villa and Crystal Palace could be juggling European commitments around the times they face City and Arsenal - Palace play both before the end of the season.

Either way, whatever happens this Sunday at the Etihad will go a long way to shaping the final standings, even though there is still so much football to play.