BREAKING: Arsenal next five Premier League fixtures compared to Liverpool and Chelsea in title race – as Arteta faces THREE difficult test away from Emirates that could hinder His chances of winning the league

NobleMen BlogDecember 29, 2024Last Updated: December 29, 2024

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Arsenal established the fact that they can dispose with even facing Premier League matches without Bukayo Saka as the Mikel Arteta’s side effectively secured a 1-0 victory of Ipswich Town at Emirates Stadium with Gabriel Martinelli.

For Filip Saka, who injured, Gabriel Martinelli called into the Gunners’ starting lineup; Decal Rice fit enough to join the volleying match from the funded sufficiency because replaced Thomas Partey instead.

The visitors’ chance in the first minute was good, but they spent most of the first thirty minutes in their own half. Kai Havertz converted that early pressure into a goal, turning in a cross from Leandro Trossard from just a few yards out.

In the next thirty minutes, Arsenal would have most control but little edge until efforts are saved, all by Arijanet Muric, from Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, and Mikel Merino. The Gunners would thus have to make do without the elusive second, but it was another three-pointer to answer perfectly to Liverpool’s 3-1 Boxing Day triumph over Leicester.

The baseball holidays are over as the busy fixture schedule continues by placing Arsenal, Chelsea and the Reds all in the next difficult fixture in some weeks. With that being, however, there is a comparison made by football.london on the various challenges these three will face.

Arsenal’s next five Premier League games

January 1 vs Brentford (A) at 5.30pm – Premier League

January 4 vs Brighton (A) at 5.30pm – Premier League

January 15 vs Tottenham (H) at 8pm – Premier League

January 18 vs Aston Villa (H) at 5.30pm – Premier League

January 25 vs Wolves (A) at 3pm – Premier League

Verdict:

Arsenal has a challenging schedule in the Premier League and these include some very tough trips away from home as well as two matches at home against teams they failed to beat during the last season at Emirates stadium.

Among the first of these coming fixtures is that on New Year’s Day when they will be traveling to Brentford to take on Thomas Frank’s side, having lost two more of their key players to injury, plus being on an unbeaten home streak. A few days later, the Gunners will yet again be out of North London as they welcome the Brighton team to their homeground of Amex Stadium.

Right after that, Arsenal find themselves back at home with a North London Derby against arch-rivals Tottenham and with that, the pressure heaves itself heavily onto the shoulders of Ange Postecoglou.

Three days after that, Aston Villa will be the visitors to Arsenal with that tie seeing the team travel down south in mid-January. The First month in the year 2025 comes to end when Arsenal meet a newly invigorated Wolves, with Matheus Cunha being a great doubt as the threat of a long ban hovers around the player.