As teams have faded away from the Premier League title race, Arsenal have opened quite a lead atop the league, where they lead Manchester City by four points while having a game in hand. But are their closest competitors also in London?

A huge top-of-the-table clash headlines the weekend Premier League action as Chelsea welcome Arsenal to Stamford Bridge. While the Gunners have been clear favourites to win the title for a number of weeks, the Blues have quietly gone about their business ...

One of those games was the controversial fixture which saw Declan Rice sent off but across both games, Brighton generated more xG overall (3.28) than Arsenal did (3.02). With quite a few of his squad returning from injury, coupled with a full week's worth of rest in a busy December, Brighton ought to be the fresher side.