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Arsenal hopeful of history repeating itself
London: Arsenal has enjoyed Christmas Day at the top of the Premier League football standings — and is hoping that history repeats itself and keeps it top at the end of the season.
The club that’s been top at Christmas has won the league for the past three years — Manchester United last season and Chelsea in 2005 and ’06.
The last club to buck that trend was United, which led at Christmas 2003, but finished third behind champion Arsenal in 2004.
“If those statistics are right, let’s just go to the end of the season now and give us the title,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said with a smile.
While the rest of the European soccer leagues take a break, the Premier League has three games within seven days.
Arsenal travels to Portsmouth on Wednesday, Everton on December 29 and is home to West Ham on New Year’s Day.
Arsenal leads the league with 43 points, one ahead of Manchester United. Chelsea is third with 37, followed by Manchester City with 34, Liverpool with 33 and Everton and Portsmouth with 30. — AP
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