How the upcoming schedule compares between Manchester United and their Premier League rivals as the battle for Champions League qualification continues.
Diogo Dalot smashes one into the net.
Diogo Dalot opened the scoring for Man Utd in their match with West Ham.
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Manchester United saw their top-four charge dampened with a frustrating 1-1 draw vs West Ham at Old Trafford. Diogo Dalot opened the scoring for Ruben Amorim's side on Thursday night, before Soungoutou Magassa replied for the struggling west Londoners to earn them a share of the spoils.
United were dealt an unfortunate injury blow in the build-up to facing West Ham as centre-back Matthijs de Ligt was ruled out. The former Ajax and Bayern Munich man was among three changes to the starting XI pre-match as Noussair Mazraoui, Ayden Heaven and Luke Shaw lined-up in defence in De Ligt's absence.
That unfamiliar defensive unit coped well for the most part against their relegation-threatened visitors. However, after Dalot powered home the opener on 58 minutes, Magassa conjured up an 83rd-minute leveller.
Here, we look at United's next five fixtures compared to their main top-four rivals;
8th: Man Utd's next five Premier League fixtures
Monday, December 8 vs Wolves (A) at 8pm
Monday, December 15 vs Bournemouth (H) at 8pm
Sunday, December 21 vs Aston Villa (A) at 4.30pm
Friday, December 26 vs Newcastle (H) at 8pm
Tuesday, December 30 vs Wolves (H) at 8.15pm
The verdict: There are opportunities for United to add to their points tally here and they ought to be looking at a maximum six-point haul from their two meetings against rock-bottom Wolves inside just over three weeks. It will - likely - be much tougher for Amorim's side against Bournemouth and Newcastle at Old Trafford, while a trip to Villa Park is clearly the most difficult challenge on the horizon, at least on paper.
4th: Chelsea's next five Premier League fixtures
Saturday, December 6 vs Bournemouth (A) at 3pm
Saturday, December 13 vs Everton (H) at 3pm
Saturday, December 20 vs Newcastle (A) at 12.30pm
Saturday, December 27 vs Aston Villa (H) at 5.30pm
Tuesday, December 30 vs Bournemouth (H) at 7.30pm
Diogo Dalot celebrates his goal.
Diogo Dalot celebrates scoring for Manchester United against West Ham.
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5th: Crystal Palace's next five Premier League fixtures
Sunday, December 7 vs Fulham (A) at 4.30pm
Sunday, December 14 vs Man City (H) at 2pm
Saturday, December 20 vs Leeds (A) at 8pm
Sunday, December 28 vs Tottenham (H) at 4.30pm
Thursday, January 1 vs Fulham (H) at 5.30pm
6th: Sunderland's next five Premier League fixtures
Saturday, December 6 vs Man City (A) at 3pm
Sunday, December 14 vs Newcastle (H) at 2pm
Saturday, December 20 vs Brighton (A) at 3pm
Sunday, December 28 vs Leeds (H) at 2pm
Thursday, January 1 vs Man City (H) at 8pm
7th: Brighton's next five Premier League fixtures
Sunday, December 7 vs West Ham (H) at 2pm
Saturday, December 13 vs Liverpool (A) at 3pm
Saturday, December 20 vs Sunderland (H) at 3pm
Saturday, December 27 vs Arsenal (A) at 3pm
Tuesday, December 30 vs West Ham (A) at 7.30pm
9th: Liverpool's next five Premier League fixtures
Saturday, December 6 vs Leeds (A) at 5.30pm
Saturday, December 13 vs Brighton (H) at 3pm
Saturday, December 20 vs Tottenham (A) at 5.30pm
Saturday, December 27 vs Wolves (H) at 3pm
Thursday, January 1 vs Leeds (H) at 5.30pm