Maresca may have to get inventive at left-back, with scans set to reveal whether Marc Cucurella suffered a hamstring injury against Villa. The Spaniard asked to be substituted around the 70-minute mark, and was replaced by Malo Gusto. Jorrel Hato has been injured and may well miss out again.

For the fifth time in their history, Arsenal spend Christmas Day at the top of the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta’s defensively dominant outfit have been leading the charge all season but entered the festive period in comparatively underwhelming form, allowing Manchester City to close the gap from seven points to just two.

This is a syndication of an article for the BBC which was originally published here.With January just around the corner, talk all around the Premier League has turned to the winter transfer window.At

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca watched from the stands as two different Chelsea teams appeared in the same match on Saturday, and the wasteful first group may make him more upset than the leaky second.