Man Utd TOP of high six H2H desk, Arsenal trailing in 4th…

March 16, 2026
4:04 pm

If Tottenham go down this season, we’d should completely retire all the idea of the Premier League‘s ‘huge six’.

However many of the conventional powerhouses are nonetheless up there. It appears as if 5 of Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and party-crashers Aston Villa will qualify for the Champions League, with a reasonably snug hole to the remainder of the chasing pack.

However once you have a look at the report in video games between sides within the breakaway high six this season, who’s performing finest? We’ve delved into the outcomes and put collectively this high six head-to-head desk – and among the outcomes may shock you.

Arsenal might need a wholesome lead on the high of the desk, however their report in opposition to high groups this season is decidedly combined – three wins, three attracts and three defeats.

All three of the Gunners’ defeats within the league this season have come in opposition to sides preventing to qualify for the Champions League, having misplaced to Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United.

The truth that Arsenal’s report in such video games in sketchy may give Mikel Arteta pause for thought in relation to going through elite-level sides within the Champions League, however this season they’ve bucked a longer-held pattern by dispatching the edges decrease down the desk constantly and with minimal fuss.

It’s for that purpose that factors dropped in opposition to their would-be direct rivals look unlikely to be pricey. In latest seasons, Arsenal held a proud and lengthy unbeaten report in opposition to their fellow ‘huge six’ opponents however finally missed out on the title by attracts and defeats to midtable and bottom-half sides, usually ones that might arrange in a mid-block and look to frustrate.

Viktor Gyokeres has had his critics this season, not undeservedly so once you have a look at his report and performances in opposition to high sides, however his targets in opposition to bottom-half opposition have undoubtedly made an enormous distinction for Arsenal this season.

However Arsenal have performed 4 of their fellow high six residence and away already. Their journey to the Etihad subsequent month is their solely remaining ‘high six’ sport.

Manchester Metropolis’s latest attracts in opposition to relegation-battlers West Ham and Nottingham Forest sum up the place they’ve been going flawed this season.

Pep Guardiola’s males have a strong if unspectacular report in video games in opposition to the highest sides, however they’ve fallen behind Arsenal by dropping factors in opposition to groups decrease down the desk.

Manchester United comfortably have the very best report within the high six mini-league this season. The Purple Devils have crushed all the sides within the high six this season and are the one crew to boast a greater than 50% win report.

In the meantime, it’s the reigning champions Liverpool who’ve the worst report in opposition to top-six opposition this season. They’ve taken 4 factors from Champions League-elect Arsenal, however in any other case have a poor report.

Right here’s how the total high six mini-league breaks down in full: