Premier League action returns to centre-stage with six top-flight games including Arsenal’s clash with third-placed Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. Wolves look for some belated post-Christmas cheer when they travel to Old Trafford, while West Ham will be looking to arrest their alarming recent slide when they host Brighton.

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Martin Odegaard believes Declan Rice's "unbelievable" performance as an emergency right-back demonstrates that Arsenal are "ready to do whatever it takes" to win the Premier League.

After how they started the 2025-26 season, 2026 has to be the year when they will finally lift a trophy. Their last Premier League title came in 2004, and they are currently leading the standings, even though the gap to their rivals is now quite narrow. There are no more excuses: Arsenal have to win in 2026.

Arsenal continue to be hit by injury absentees ahead of a key run of games in the title race, as Gabriel made a surprise return against Brighton but Jurrien Timber was ruled out and Riccardo Calafiori pulled out of the warm-up.

Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a nervy 2-1 win against Brighton at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta's side started their penultimate match of the year a point back from Manchester City but they were ahead after just 14 minutes when Martin Odegaard fired home his first goal of the season.

The Boxing Day weekend continues with some great matches this Saturday! We begin with Nottingham Forest taking on Manchester City as the early kickoff in the Premier League, followed by matches such as Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Freddie Ljungberg has praised Dan Ballard for his development and resilience after watching the defender establish himself in the Premier League with Sunderland, describing the former Arsenal academy