Games are coming thick and fast for Tottenham as they face a difficult run of fixtures in the run up to Christmas.
They suffered a 4-3 defeat at home to Chelsea on Sunday evening, despite initially taking the lead. Dominic Solanke opened the scoring early and Dejan Kulusevski made it two shortly after following two errors from Marc Cucurella, but Chelsea fought back courtesy of goals from Jadon Sancho and Cole Palmer.
Enzo Fernandez then put the visitors ahead for the first time in the game with 15 minutes left to play. 10 minutes later, Chelsea were awarded their second penalty of the night and Palmer made no mistake from the spot to extend their advantage and put the result beyond doubt, despite a stoppage time goal from Son Heung-min.
After another dismal defeat for Ange Postecoglou's side, football.london takes a closer look at Spurs' next five games compared to their rivals.
Tottenham's next five fixtures
December 12 vs Rangers (A) at 8pm - Europa League
December 15 vs Southampton (A) at 7pm - Premier League
December 19 vs Manchester United (H) at 8pm - Carabao Cup
December 22 vs Liverpool (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League
December 26 vs Nottingham Forest (A) at 3pm - Premier League
The verdict
The Christmas period is a crucial run of games for Spurs as they sit outside of the top 10 in the Premier League standings with 15 games played. They are three points behind Fulham in 10th, and seven off top four.
Postecoglou's side have two difficult away games against Southampton and Nottingham Forest, as well as a challenging home clash against league leaders Liverpool. The visit of Arne Slot's side is undoubtedly the standout of their next five, not least because it comes just a matter of days after their Carabao Cup tie against Manchester United.
Chelsea's next five fixtures
December 12 vs Astana (A) at 3.30pm - Conference League
December 15 vs Brentford (H) at 7pm - Premier League
December 19 vs Shamrock Rovers (H) at 8pm - Conference League
December 22 vs Everton (A) at 2pm - Premier League
December 26 vs Fulham (H) at 3pm - Premier League
Arsenal's next five fixtures
December 11 vs AS Monaco (H) at 8pm - Champions League
December 14 vs Everton (H) at 3pm - Premier League
December 18 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 7.30pm - Carabao Cup
December 21 vs Crystal Palace (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League
December 27 vs Ipswich Town (H) at 8:15pm - Premier League
Manchester City's next five fixtures
December 11 vs Juventus (A) at 8pm - Champions League
December 15 vs Manchester United (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League
December 21 vs Aston Villa (A) at 12.30pm - Premier League
December 26 vs Everton (H) at 12.30pm - Premier League
December 29 vs Leicester City (A) at 2:30pm - Premier League
Aston Villa's next five fixtures
December 10 vs RB Leipzig (A) at 8pm - Champions League
December 14 vs Nottingham Forest (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League
December 21 vs Manchester City (H) at 12.30pm - Premier League
December 26 vs Newcastle (A) at 3pm - Premier League
December 30 vs Brighton (H) at 7:45pm - Premier League
Newcastle United's next five fixtures
December 14 vs Leicester City (H) at 3pm - Premier League
December 18 vs Brentford (H) at 7.45pm - Carabao Cup
December 21 vs Ipswich Town (A) at 3pm - Premier League
December 26 vs Aston Villa (H) at 3pm - Premier League
December 30 vs Manchester United (A) at 8pm - Premier League
Manchester United's next five fixtures
December 12 vs Viktoria Plzen (A) at 5.45pm - Europa League
December 15 vs Manchester City (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League
December 19 vs Tottenham (A) at 8pm - Carabao Cup
December 21 vs AFC Bournemouth (H) at 2pm - Premier League
December 26 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) at 5:30pm - Premier League
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