The "Festive Fixtures" are completed. Everyone has played 22 matches.
Man City retained their 15 point lead. Their winning streak ended at 16 with a New Year's Eve draw against Palace but beat Watford on Tuesday to start a new one. Man U are 2nd on 47 points, Chelsea 3rd with 46, Liverpool 4th with 44, Spurs 5th with 41, Arsenal 6th with 39. The foot of the table finds Stoke in 18th with 20 points, tied with Southampton but behind on goal differential. West Brom and Swansea each have 16 points and are separated by goal differential in 19th and 20th. But only 3 points separate Brighton in 12th from Stoke in 18th.
In the Championship through 26 matches, Wolves are starting to pull away with 61 points, giving them a 12 point lead on Derby County. Cardiff City and Bristol City are tied for 3rd on points, 2 behind Derby County, Aston Villa are 5th 3 more points back, Leeds has the last playoff spot 1 point behind Villa. Of that group, Bristol City has never played in the Premier League, their last season in the First Division was 1979-80. At the foot, Burton Albion is 22nd, tied on points with Hull in 21st. Birmingham City are 23rd and Sunderland are 24th on 22 points. A second straight relegation isn't out of the question, for them or Hull.
No league matches this weekend, it's the 3rd round proper of the FA Cup with the Premier League and Championship teams entering.