Man City next five fixtures compared to title rivals Arsenal and Aston Villa after Brighton draw

Pep Guardiola's side squandered the chance to close the gap at the top of the Premier League after dropping points against Brighton at home

Manchester City suffered another blow to their Premier League title ambitions on Wednesday night as they drew 1-1 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola's men went ahead early in the contest through Erling Haaland's penalty, ending his run without a goal. However, the Seagulls levelled after the break when Kaoru Mitoma scored from close range.

Haaland missed a handful of chances in the latter stages, meaning City are now five points behind Arsenal. The league leaders take on Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday evening, looking to go eight points clear.

With that said, the Manchester Evening News has taken a look at City's next fixtures and those of their rivals.

Arsenal (1st - 48 points)

Liverpool (H) - Jan 8

Nottingham Forest (A) - Jan 17

Manchester United (H) - Jan 25

Leeds United (A) - Jan 31

Sunderland (H) - Feb 7

Man City (2nd - 43 points)

Manchester United (A) - January 17

Wolves (H) - January 24

Tottenham (A) - February 1

Liverpool (A) - February 8

Fulham (H) - February 11

Aston Villa (3rd - 43 points)

Everton (H) - January 18

Newcastle United (A) - January 25

Brentford (H) - February 1

Bournemouth (A) - February 7

Brighton (H) - February 11

Liverpool (4th - 34 points)

Arsenal (A) - January 8

Burnley (H) - January 17

Bournemouth (A) - January 24

Newcastle United (H) - January 31

Manchester City (H) - February 8

Brentford (5th - 33 points)

Chelsea (A) - January 17

Nottingham Forest (H) - January 25

Aston Villa (A) - February 1

Newcastle (A) - February 7

Arsenal (H) - February 12

Chelsea (5th - 31 points)

Brentford (H) - January 17

Crystal Palace (A) - January 25

West Ham (H) - January 31

Wolves (A) - February 7

Leeds (H) - February 10