Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures compared to Man City and Aston Villa

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Arsenal beat Everton on Saturday evening to go back to the top of the Premier League table in their title battle against Manchester City and Aston Villa

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a narrow win away at Everton on Saturday evening. Manchester City had gone above the Gunners with a win over West Ham United earlier in the day, but a Viktor Gyokeres penalty saw Mikel Arteta's side claim all three points.

The Toffees started well but Arsenal soon took control and their opener arrived midway through the first half as Jake O'Brien was penalised for a handball with Gyokeres firing in the resulting spot-kick.

Arsenal controlled much of the second 45 and should have doubled their advantage when Leandro Trossard was played through by Declan Rice, but his effort struck the post. Moments later, Martin Zubimendi hit the upright with a fizzing effort from distance.

Despite those missed chances, Arsenal held on to claim a vital three points after three consecutive away league games where they have dropped points.

With all of that being said, football.london has taken a look at the fixtures awaiting all of Arsenal, Man City and Aston Villa in the midst of a busy Christmas period.

Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures

Brighton (H) - Dec 27

Aston Villa (H) - Dec 30

Bournemouth (A) - Jan 3

Liverpool (H) - Jan 8

Nottingham Forest (A) - Jan 17

Arsenal are back at Emirates Stadium for a clash against Brighton following Christmas. Aston Villa also make the trip to north London just a few days later as one of only two teams to beat the Gunners in the Premier League this season.

2026 kicks off with a trip to the south coast for Arsenal as they face Bournemouth. Liverpool, the other side to have defeated Arsenal in the 2025/26 campaign, then face the Gunners before their FA Cup third round tie against Portsmouth.

A trip to Nottingham Forest is the next league game on their schedule in mid-January.

Man City's next five Premier League fixtures

Nottingham Forest (A) - Dec 27

Sunderland (A) - Jan 1

Chelsea (H) - Jan 4

Brighton (H) - Jan 7

Man United (A) - Jan 17

City have a mixed fixture schedule over the coming weeks, with challenging trips to Forest and Sunderland followed by a clash against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola's side then welcome Brighton to their home ground before the short journey across Manchester to face Ruben Amorim's Manchester United.