Manchester City's machine-like assault on the final slew of this season's fixtures continued with a 3-0 victory over relegation-haunted Everton.
Sean Dyche's side formed a formidable blockade, denying the reigning champions a single shot until the 28th minute. Yet, it proved just a matter of time before the oiled cogs clicked into gear and Ilkay Gundogan juggled City into a first-half lead, kickstarting a victory which sent Pep Guardiola's side four points clear of their nearest rivals Arsenal.
The Gunners are not mathematically out of the title race just yet but don't have much time to catch City. Here's what lies in store for both clubs in the final two weeks of the 2022/23 campaign.
Man City form guide
Manchester City are unbeaten in a sickening 22 matches across all competitions after swatting Everton aside on Sunday. Tottenham were the last team to defeat Guardiola's outfit all the way back in February.
That match - which saw Erling Haaland take fewer touches than Ederson and fail to register a single shot - gave many the courage to wonder aloud whether the Norwegian was actually hindering City. Haaland duly found the net at Goodison Park on Sunday, answering his critics with a glut of 21 goals in 20 unbeaten appearances since City's last loss.
Man City's results in last six matches
Man City's remaining fixtures
After welcoming Real Madrid to the Etihad on Wednesday night for the decisive leg of the Champions League semi-final, City close out the Premier League season with three fixtures in seven days.
Frank Lampard will attempt to once again emerge from an away game against City undefeated after leading Everton to an unlikely 1-1 draw in Manchester on New Year's Eve before he returned to Chelsea as an interim coach.
However, arguably City's toughest fixtures send them to the homes of Brighton and Brentford. Guardiola is at pains to praise the work of the upwardly mobile duo that have caused his side problems in the past.
Guardiola described Roberto De Zerbi's Seagulls as "the best team in the world to make the build-up" while Thomas Frank's Brentford earned a famous 2-1 win over City on the eve of the winter World Cup.
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Arsenal form guide
Arsenal's title tilt hit the rocks with a run of three successive draws in April. After becoming just the fifth side in Premier League history to give up a two-goal lead in consecutive games away to Liverpool and West Ham, the Gunners fell 2-0 down at home to rock-bottom Southampton only to scrape a 3-3 draw.
Manchester City completed the unravelling with a merciless dismantling at the Etihad but Arsenal have kept Pep Guardiola's side honest by taking and holding onto two-goal leads against Chelsea and Newcastle.
Arsenal's results across last six matches
Arsenal's remaining fixtures
Arsenal host Brighton a matter of hours after City's trip to Merseyside. The Seagulls have won their last two trips to the Emirates, including a 3-1 triumph this season in the Carabao Cup third round.
Nottingham Forest haven't hosted Arsenal in a league match since Ron Atkinson - Mr Bojangles himself - was at the helm but the Tricky Trees have beaten Arsenal as recently as January 2022. Mikel Arteta watched his willowy, rotated side get mauled at the City Ground in last year's FA Cup third round.
The Gunners close out the campaign at home to Wolves on Sunday 28 May. In the unlikely event that City slip up enough for Arsenal to claim the title, Wolves serve as the perfect opponents for a potential coronation given the club's vehement distaste for Arsenal's celebrations in the past.
This article was originally published on 90min as Man City's fixtures and form guide compared to Arsenal.
