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Arsenal vs Manchester City: Who Has The Easier Run of Fixtures?

For almost the entire season, the Premier League title looked to be Arsenal’s to lose. However, after Manchester City defeated the Gunners on Sunday afternoon, things look at lot less clear.

City and Arsenal are now just three points apart – furthermore, City have a game. If they win that game, even by a single goal, they will go above Arsenal in the league table.

Seldom have we seen such a dramatic title race – but who has the easier run of fixtures? Today, we’ll give you a brief preview of all of their remaining games.

Arsenal vs Newcastle United (April 25)

Arsenal should win this one. Newcastle United are in rotten form as of late, having lost their last three Premier League games in a row, including a particularly ignominious defeat against bitter rivals Sunderland at St. James’ Park.

For as poor as Newcastle have been at home this season, they have been even worse on the road. As things stand, the Magpies have won just four away games in the Premier League in 2025/26.

Arsenal vs Fulham (May 2)

If this game was at Craven Cottage, we would give Fulham a decent chance of springing a surprise here. Away from home, though, the Cottagers have been decidedly poor throughout the season.

Fulham have lost nine away games this season – only Burnley and Wolves have been defeated more times on their travels in the current campaign. There are some excellent players in their squad, but Marco Silva’s style of play means they’re better suited to home games – the recent injury suffered by Alex Iwobi won’t help them.

West Ham United vs Arsenal (May 10)

The narrative surrounding this game writes itself – especially if you’re a Tottenham fan. Will Spurs fans hold onto their eternal rivalry with Arsenal and back West Ham, in spite of their mutual relegation battle? Or will they back Arsenal to help the Lilywhites remain in the Premier League?

Either way, this certainly isn’t a cut-and-dry encounter for Arsenal. West Ham have shown to be wasteful in front of goal as of late – the Gunners will need to make their chances count in response.

Arsenal vs Burnley (May 17)

Normally, we’d say that an already-relegated team would pose a threat due to the lack of pressure on the players. However, Burnley’s squad has proven to be very poor this season – as a result, we don’t think it’ll matter too much.

Pressure or not, Arsenal should have more than enough about them to make this a routine win on their title charge.

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal (May 24)

The Gunners will be hoping it doesn’t come down to this. Crystal Palace are a real wildcard team at the moment – they’ve put in some turgid performances in the last few months, but have also proven that they can pull a rabbit out of the hat on occasion.

They have some excellent players in their squad, but they’ve been very poor at home – we’ll back Arsenal to grind out a result on the final day of the season.

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