Arsenal can go eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table if they beat West Ham United on Boxing Day. After a month-long absence of domestic football due to the World Cup, the Gunners will be hoping to pick up where they left off before the mid-season pause.
A brace from Martin Odegaard against Wolves saw Arsenal go five points clear at the summit after City suffered a shock defeat to Brentford and with the Gunners in action before Pep Guardiola's side face Leeds United on Wednesday, December 28, that gap can be extended further.
Mikel Arteta does have the absence of Gabriel Jesus to contend with though and the Spaniard must make a decision on William Saliba after the defender returned from France World Cup duty last week.
