{"id":16861,"date":"2026-01-08T09:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=677861"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T03:34:51","slug":"big-6-sides-drop-points-as-arsenal-gets-a-major-advantage-in-the-midweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/big-6-sides-drop-points-as-arsenal-gets-a-major-advantage-in-the-midweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Big 6 sides drop points as Arsenal gets a major advantage in the midweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League title race took a dramatic twist last night as all of the traditional \u2018Big Six\u2019 dropped points, handing Arsenal a major advantage at the top of the table. In an extraordinary round of fixtures, none of the league\u2019s heavyweights managed to secure a win, underlining the unpredictability of the season as it enters a crucial phase.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton, despite Erling Haaland converting from the penalty spot, while Manchester United were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw in another frustrating outing. Tottenham Hotspur suffered a damaging 3-2 defeat, exposing defensive frailties, as Chelsea\u2019s struggles continued with a 2-1 loss, further denting their hopes of climbing the table.<\/p>\n<p>With their rivals stumbling simultaneously, Arsenal emerged as the biggest winners without kicking a ball. Mikel Arteta\u2019s side now hold a commanding psychological edge in the title race, and if the Gunners maintain their consistency, this round of fixtures could prove to be a defining moment in their pursuit of Premier League glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League title race took a dramatic twist last night as all of the traditional \u2018Big Six\u2019 dropped points,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":35647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[270,312,3686,3918,1823,3796,3800,249,702,1162],"class_list":["post-16861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-arsenal","tag-chelsea","tag-david-ornstein","tag-english-premier-league","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-manchester-city","tag-manchester-united","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-tottenham-hotspur"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}