ARSENAL have gone back to the top of the Premier League table with a narrow 2-1 win over Brighton. The Gunners got off to a perfect start as Martin Odegaard scored from the edge of the box on 14

Plenty of importance is always given to where a club finds itself on Christmas Day. 17 of the last 33 league leaders have gone on to win the title, while only four sides have ever climbed up from bottom and out of the relegation zone. Sorry, Wolverhampton Wanderers, it’s not looking good.

We’ve got five tables to suggest that Arsenal should be worried. Very worried… Let’s begin with a simple one: the form table.

Matchday 16 of the Premier League season has concluded with Arsenal maintaining their position at the top of the table. Meanwhile Manchester City continues to put pressure on its rivals in the title race.

Several tables show that Arsenal really mean business this season and are on course to end their two-decade wait for a Premier League title. One in particular — the table against teams in the bottom half — looks especially favourable to the Gunners ...

We’re approaching the halfway point of the 2025-26 Premier League season at the point at which point all of the ‘big six’ sides – Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United – will have played one another. But which side has the best record in these marquee games? The results might surprise you.

For the fifth time in their history, Arsenal spend Christmas Day at the top of the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta’s defensively dominant outfit have been leading the charge all season but entered the festive period in comparatively underwhelming form, allowing Manchester City to close the gap from seven points to just two.

Arsenal would have ranked as Antoine Semenyo’s first choice had the Gunners been firmly at the table for a winter transfer deal, according to The Athletic journalist David Ornstein. The Emirates