The Premier League wraps up its packed festive schedule with a full round of matches on New Year's Day, with Arsenal top of the standings but with a host of challengers tucked in just behind. Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea have gone through the Christmas games unbeaten to lead the way in the top three, but Liverpool have slipped out of the Champions League spots after successive losses against title rivals in a four-day span.

Teams will be playing their fourth match in as little as 10 days in some cases, so managers will be seeking one last big performance from their players before the Premier League takes a break this weekend because of the FA Cup.

The Premier League's festive pileup has turned into a survival of the fittest. Liverpool, for example, lost two players - Joe Allen and Mamadou Sakho - to injury in its 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Sunday and was forced to play Jordan Henderson at just 70 percent fitness as Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge are already sidelined.

The Premier League wraps up its packed festive schedule with a full round of matches on New Year's Day, with Arsenal top of the standings but with a host of challengers tucked in just behind. Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea have gone through the Christmas games unbeaten to lead the way in the top three, but Liverpool have slipped out of the Champions League spots after successive losses against title rivals in a four-day span.

Teams will be playing their fourth match in as little as 10 days in some cases, so managers will be seeking one last big performance from their players before the Premier League takes a break this weekend because of the FA Cup.

The Premier League's festive pileup has turned into a survival of the fittest. Liverpool, for example, lost two players - Joe Allen and Mamadou Sakho - to injury in its 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Sunday and was forced to play Jordan Henderson at just 70 percent fitness as Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge are already sidelined.