
Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa squandered their chances to shake up the 2025–26 Premier League title race after all the three contenders dropped points on Matchday 21.
The Christmas season might be two weeks in the rearview, but the English top-flight is still delivering a flurry of matches and must-see drama well into the new year. Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim just four days after Enzo Maresca left Chelsea, Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo is well on his way to Manchester City and the Premier League table is as congested as ever.