Arsenal’s fixtures compared to Man City after shock draw at West Ham

With a shock draw against West Ham United at London Stadium on Sunday, Arsenal have stumbled in their Premier League title tilt, only extending their lead over Manchester City, who have a game in hand, to four points.

The Gunners were held to a 2-2 draw at the home of the relegation-threatened Hammers, giving up a two-goal lead for the second weekend in a row after a chaotic thriller against Liverpool at Anfield last Sunday.

Manchester City had narrowed the gap at the top to three points after dispatching of Leicester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium, though the margin of victory would likely have been more had Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri all not been withdrawn before the hour mark.

Arsenal now sit on 74 points from 31 games, with City four back having played a game less than Mikel Arteta’s side, and it’s all to play for as the two teams head into the final six weeks of the season.

Arsenal title run-in fixtures

Arsenal’s run-in is far less hectic than Manchester City’s, with the Europa League last 16 elimination at the hands of Sporting CP playing into their hands in a roundabout way.

Southampton are next up for the Gunners on Friday night, before a huge title showdown with City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, April 26. Chelsea, who are horrendously out of form, are Arsenal’s final fixture of April, before two more tricky looking games against Newcastle and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Nottingham Forest, scrapping for their lives at the bottom of the table, are the final road trip for Arsenal, with the season rounded off with a home game against ever-improving Wolves

Date: Fixture

21/04/23: Arsenal vs Southampton
26/04/23: Man City vs Arsenal
29/04/23: Arsenal vs Chelsea
07/05/23: Newcastle vs Arsenal
14/05/23: Arsenal vs Brighton
20/05/23: Nottm Forest vs Arsenal
28/05/23: Arsenal vs Wolves

Man City title run-in fixtures

Manchester City’s fixtures look more favourable on paper but they have a hell of a lot more of them in all competitions.

They have one more Premier League fixture to play than Arsenal – their game against Brighton has not yet been rearranged – and have an FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United coming up next weekend. Throw in their Champions League exploits, which most recently saw City destroy Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final clash, and you can see how their schedule may become rather daunting.

Arsenal are actually next up on City’s Premier League menu, before they take a trip to west London to face Fulham at Craven Cottage. West Ham visit the Etihad three days later, with another side in the relegation mix, Leeds United, visiting Manchester on May 7.

A trip to Everton and home game with Chelsea precede a final day of the season clash at Brentford – who turned over City in the reverse fixture earlier this season thanks to Ivan Toney’s stoppage-time winner.

Date: Fixture

26/04/23: Man City vs Arsenal
30/04/23: Fulham vs Man City
03/05/23: Man City vs West Ham
07/05/23: Man City vs Leeds
14/05/23: Everton vs Man City
28/05/23: Brentford vs Man City
TBC: Brighton vs Man City