Arsenal will be five points clear at the top of the Premier League table at Christmas ahead of reigning champions Manchester City.
The Gunners are the only team in the English top-flight with a 100% record at home after City lost ground in the title race after losing 2-1 to Brentford. Mikel Arteta's side have lost just one game in the Premier League so far this season and the Spaniard now has the chance to work with a number of players who will not be jetting off with their nations to Qatar to play in the World Cup.
Arsenal will return to Premier League action to take on West Ham on Boxing Day after the World Cup and Arteta will hope that all of his players come back fit and healthy ahead of a crucial second half of the season. Chelsea have struggled throughout the 2022/23 campaign with pressure mounting on Graham Potter after six domestic matches without a win after a promising start to life at Stamford Bridge following Thomas Tuchel's sacking in September.
