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Manchester City sit bottom of the Premier League top-six table

Sergio Aguero dejected, Leicester v Manchester City, Premier League
Image: Leicester lead the top-six mini league, while Manchester City are bottom

The Premier League has formed into a four-horse title race in recent weeks, but where do the top-six teams rank in games against each other?

Manchester City have not fared well against their rivals this season, taking just three points from their seven matches so far against Leicester, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham.

They have lost their two home games against top-six sides so far - and host Spurs live on Super Sunday. However, City have already played all five away games against other current top-six sides. 

Martin Tyler's column
Martin Tyler's column

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Jesse Lingard of Manchester United celebrates with Wayne Rooney
Image: Manchester United have six points from their five games against top six opposition

Top-six head-to-head record

P W D L F A Points per game Points
Leicester 7 3 3 1 10 9 1.71 12
Arsenal 5 3 1 1 11 6 2 10
Tottenham 6 2 2 2 10 6 1.33 8
West Ham 6 2 2 2 8 9 1.33 8
Man Utd 5 1 3 1 2 4 1.2 6
Man City 7 0 3 4 6 13 0.42 3

Leaders Leicester have accrued the most points (12), but they have also played seven of the 10 possible matches, with a trip to the Emirates coming up this Super Sunday. They still have to go to Old Trafford and play West Ham at home.

Arsenal have only played five matches against their top-six rivals but have taken 10 points, beating City, Leicester and United, drawing with Spurs and losing to West Ham.

Results against current top six sides

Leicester Tottenham Arsenal
West Ham (A) W 2-1 Man Utd (A) L 1-0 West Ham (H) L 2-0
Tottenham (H) D 1-1 Leicester (A) D 1-1 Leicester (A) W 5-2
Arsenal (H) L 5-2 Man City (H) W 4-1 Man Utd (H) W 3-0
Man Utd (H) D 1-1 Arsenal (A) D 1-1 Tottenham (H) D 1-1
Man City (H) D 0-0 West Ham (H) W 4-1 Man City (H) W 2-1
Tottenham (A) W 1-0 Leicester (H) L 1-0
Man City (A) W 3-1

Man City Man Utd West Ham
West Ham (H) L 2-1 Tottenham (H) W 1-0 Arsenal (A) W 2-0
Tottenham (A) L 4-1 Arsenal (A) L 3-0 Leicester (H) L 2-1
Man Utd (A) D 0-0 Man City (H) D 0-0 Man City (A) W 2-1
Arsenal (A) L 2-1 Leicester (A) D 1-1 Tottenham (A) L 4-1
Leicester (A) D 0-0 West Ham (H) D 0-0 Man Utd (A) D 0-0
West Ham (H) D 2-2 Man City (H) D 2-2
Leicester (H) L 3-1

Both Spurs and the West Ham have picked up eight points from six matches in the 'mini league'. Spurs' two wins have been against West Ham and Man City while the Hammers have beaten Arsenal and City on the road.

United have only won one of their five games against the top six and that was on the opening day of the season when they beat Spurs. Since then they have drawn with West Ham, City and Leicester, and lost to Arsenal at the Emirates. 

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BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 07:  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Arsenal (L) celebrates with Hector Bellerin and Aaron Ramsey as he scores their second goal
Image: Arsenal are two points behind Leicester in the mini league, but have played two games fewer

Remaining fixtures against current top six sides

Leicester Tottenham Arsenal Man City Man Utd West Ham
Arsenal (A) Man City (A) Leicester (H) Tottenham (H) Arsenal (H) Tottenham (H)
West Ham (H) West Ham (A) Man Utd (A) Man Utd (H) Man City (A) Arsenal (H)
Man Utd (A) Arsenal (H) Tottenham (A) Arsenal (H) Tottenham (A) Leicester (A)
Man Utd (H) West Ham (A) West Ham (A) Man Utd (H)
Man City (A) Leicester (H)

In terms of what is to come over the next 13 games, Arsenal and United both have five games remaining against the current top six, while Leicester and Manchester City have three. Spurs and West Ham, positioned second and sixth respectively, have four remaining. 

The Gunners' have perhaps the hardest five remaining fixtures, hosting Leicester before travelling to Manchester United, Tottenham, West Ham and Manchester City, while City's three remaining games against the current top six are all at home, versus Tottenham, United and Arsenal. 

Leicester City, the 5,000/1 shot to win the title back in August, travel to Arsenal and United and host West Ham in their remaining top-six clashes.

Read the rest of Martin Tyler's column, including Victor Wanyama's record-equalling dismissal, here

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