Man City next six fixtures compared to Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal after Aston Villa woe

Manchester City slumped to yet another defeat as Aston Villa ran out comfortable 2-1 winners at Villa Park on Saturday.

Jhon Duran scored early and Morgan Rogers made it two after the break. Phil Foden scored a late consolation but City were second best throughout.

It means they drop to sixth and could end the weekend as low as ninth depending on other results. It now seems a battle for the top four rather than the title and here's how the top four title contenders shape up in the Premier League over the coming weeks.

Thursday, December 26: Everton (H)

Sunday, December 29: Leicester (A)

Saturday, January 4: West Ham (H)

Tuesday, January 14: Brentford (A)

Sunday, January 19: Ipswich (A)

Saturday, January 25: Chelsea (H)

Sunday, December 22: Tottenham (A)

Thursday, December 26: Leicester (H)

Sunday, December 29: West Ham (A)

Sunday, January 5: Manchester United (H)

Tuesday, January 14: Nottingham Forest (A)

Saturday, January 18: Brentford (A)

Saturday, December 21: Crystal Palace (A)

Friday, December 27: Ipswich (H)

Wednesday, January 1: Brentford (A)

Saturday, January 4: Brighton (A)

Wednesday, January 15: Tottenham (H)

Saturday, January 18: Aston Villa (H)

Sunday, December 15: Brentford (H)

Sunday, December 22: Everton (A)

Thursday, December 26: Fulham (H)

Monday, December 30: Ipswich (A)

Saturday, January 4: Crystal Palace (A)

Tuesday, January 14: Bournemouth (H)