{"id":299958,"date":"2023-12-08T20:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299958"},"modified":"2023-12-08T20:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:24:03","slug":"ranking-every-premier-league-club-by-christmas-fixture-difficulty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/ranking-every-premier-league-club-by-christmas-fixture-difficulty\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking EVERY Premier League club by Christmas fixture difficulty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Ranking EVERY Premier League club by how hard their Christmas fixtures are&#8230; it&#8217;s bad news for Arsenal and Crystal Palace, while Man City enjoy the easiest run of festive games<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Crystal Palace have the most difficult run of Christmas games according to stats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United face tough festive tests against Liverpool and Aston Villa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City have dipped, but Gary Neville is WRONG to say they\u2019re complacent &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every Premier League teams upcoming run of festive fixtures has been ranked by difficulty, and it&#8217;s not good news for Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Opta&#8217;s supercomputer has been analysing the difficulty of each side&#8217;s next five top-flight matches and awarded a rating to each team in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s Arsenal have one of the most difficult run of fixtures, while Premier League title rivals Manchester City\u00a0can look forward to the easiest run of games.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, no Premier League encounter is a comfortable affair, but with five matches in just 22 days, some teams will be hoping for less toiling on-pitch battles.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace have been given the most statistically difficult run of fixtures and a score of 93.1, with Roy Hodgson braced for clashes against Liverpool, Man City, Brighton, Chelsea, and Brentford.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/18\/78747939-12842783-image-a-16_1702058881076.jpg\" height=\"463\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace have been given the most statistically difficult run of festive fixtures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/18\/78747941-12842783-image-a-17_1702058884251.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta &#8216;s Arsenal will play\u00a0Aston Villa, West Ham, Fulham, Brighton and Liverpool in their next five games<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/18\/78747947-12842783-image-a-18_1702058890435.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United will travel to Anfield before hosting Aston Villa at Old Trafford before Christmas<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles kick-start that run against Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s title-chasing Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Saturday, with the Reds themselves also set for battles against other top-half teams during the same period.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have been ranked as having the 8th most difficult festive games, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle all set to make trips to Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arsenal have been given the second-highest opponent average rating of 91.2, with them also taking on Aston Villa, West Ham, Fulham and Brighton alongside playing Liverpool on December 23.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have already played City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle this season, but will still have to go up against Liverpool and Aston Villa before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side will also host Bournemouth, while also travelling to West Ham and Nottingham Forest in their next five matches.<\/p>\n<p>United bounced back to form with a recent 2-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford and are seeking to build further momentum against the Cherries this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/18\/78747945-12842783-image-a-19_1702058894797.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Manchester City side have been given the easiest run of Christmas fixtures by Opta&#8217;s difficulty rating<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/18\/78747957-12842783-image-m-21_1702059036097.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping his Chelsea side can recover from defeat against Man United to put on a run of strong performances before the end of the year<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Kompany&#8217;s struggling Burnley will have to produce their best performances of the season during the upcoming run of matches as they bid to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>The Clarets have been awarded the third-highest rating of any team with a difficulty score of 90.5 by Opta as they take on three of the top eight teams in the division in the form of Brighton, Liverpool and Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Everton are currently three points above the relegation zone after their midweek win over Newcastle, but have tough tests to come in December against Chelsea, Tottenham and Man City.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa supporters have reasons to be optimistic that they can keep up their push for a place in next season&#8217;s Champions League with the Gunners and Man United their most challenging festive games, while they must also play Brentford, Sheffield United and Burnley.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League 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