Ridiculous Arsenal fixture boost that could win Mikel Arteta his first Premier League title

Arsenal have a Premier League fixture boost to come after they face Brighton on Wednesday night as Manchester City sweat over big-game pile-up

The tense nature of the Premier League title race has got supporters searching for any potential edges or advantages their side might have over their rivals.

Arsenal kept Manchester City at arm’s length after their win over Chelsea, and now another round of midweek games could yet turn the tables once again.

Manchester City host Nottingham Forest, who themselves are scrapping for points, aiming to avoid the dreaded relegation drop. Arsenal, meanwhile, travel to the south coast and face a Brighton side who are no strangers to causing the Gunners plenty of problems.

Every atmosphere, every environment will be hostile for Arsenal, and they face the pressure of leading the race, or trying to shake the taglines and nicknames.

That chant that cuts deep for anyone associated with the club is all part of the noise that Mikel Arteta needs to find a way of shutting out.

However, speaking of advantages, after Arsenal go to Brighton, they will have just three more away games left to play: Manchester City, West Ham and Crystal Palace.

Two of those three are London derbies, which means that of Arsenal’s eight remaining Premier League games after their clash with the Seagulls, seven will be in London. The only time Arsenal will leave the capital outside of European and FA Cup action, will be to face their main title rivals at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s team, on the other hand, must travel to West Ham, Chelsea, Burnley, Everton and Bournemouth before the season finishes. Plenty of miles to cover, and now what can be added to that is their placement on the nightmare side of the Champions League draw.

Should Arsenal knock out Bayer Leverkusen, a quarter-final face-off with Sporting CP or Bodo Glimt awaits. While City have to beat Real Madrid before then facing either Bayern Munich or Atalanta in a quarter-final.

While Arsenal go to League One Mansfield Town in the FA Cup on Saturday, City must again face Newcastle United, whom they have already eliminated from the League Cup over two legs.

They will potentially be lining up against Eddie Howe's team without Erling Haaland. The Norwegian missed the trip to Leeds where Antoine Semenyo stepped up to grab the only goal of the game. He might need to continue doing so in the striker's absence.