Arsenal will be top of the Premier League on Christmas Day for the first time since the 2007/08 season under Arsene Wenger after Manchester City fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Brentford.
The Gunners are two points clear of the current champions with a game in hand and will be guaranteed to be at the top of the table when domestic football returns on Boxing Day following the World Cup.. The defeat was City's second of the season and means Mikel Arteta's side could end the first half of the season five points clear with victory over Wolves tonight.
Ivan Toney responded to his England World Cup squad exclusion in the perfect way with a double at the Etihad Stadium, including a dramatic 98th minute winner for the Bees to seal Arsenal's position as league leaders for the next month.
