Having led the way since August, Arsenal were knocked off the top of the Premier League on Wednesday night after being beaten 3-1 by title rivals Manchester City. Plus they may well be distracted by their quest to win the Champions League for the first time and - unlike Arsenal - have additional workload in the FA Cup. Man City fixtures: Saturday - Nottingham Forest (A); February 22 - RB Leipzig (A) Champions League last-16, first leg; February 25 - Bournemouth (A); February 28 - Bristol City (A) FA Cup fifth round. Arsenal fixtures: March 1 - Everton (H); March 4 - Bournemouth (H); March 9 - TBD (A) Europa League last-16, first leg; March 12 - Fulham (A); March 16 - TBD (H) Europa League last-16, second leg; March 19 - Crystal Palace (H). Arsenal fixtures: May 6 - Newcastle United (A); May 11 - Possible Europa League semi-final, first leg; May 13 - Brighton and Hove Albion (H); May 18 - Possible Europa League semi-final, second leg; May 20 - Nottingham Forest (A); May 28 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (H); May 31 - Possible Europa League final in Budapest.
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