Premier League fixtures: Arsenal face soft end-of-season run-in

Arsene Wenger will like the look of Arsenal's final 10 games of the season as he seeks to vindicate his renewed contract. Arsenal face just one of last season's top six in their final 10 fixtures of the 2017-18 Premier League campaign, handing Arsene Wenger a very manageable run-in for a potential title challenge. Wenger's contract was controversially renewed after Arsenal finished outside the top four for the first time under his stewardship, missing out on Champions League football after a season dominated by fan protests against his continued employment. But freed from the pressure of Champions League football, Arsenal may be able mount a more concerted title push and will benefit from a 10- game period at the end of the campaign in which Manchester United are their only opponents from last term's top six. The Gunners open against Leicester City before three away games in four fixtures against Stoke City, Liverpool and Chelsea, who visit Emirates Stadium in the on January 1. Arsenal face back-to-back matches with Manchester City and Tottenham in November, before taking on those same teams in reverse order in February. However, March is when Arsenal's fixtures decrease in difficulty, with the April 28 trip to Old Trafford the only remaining imposing challenge as Wenger looks to vindicate his new deal. Arsenal's 2017-18 Premier League fixtures in full: 12/08/2017 - Arsenal v Leicester City 19/08/2017 - Stoke City v Arsenal 26/08/2017 - Liverpool v Arsenal 09/09/2017 - Arsenal v Bournemouth 16/09/2017 - Chelsea v Arsenal 23/09/2017 - Arsenal v West Brom 30/09/2017 - Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion 14/10/2017 - Watford v Arsenal 21/10/2017 - Everton v Arsenal 28/10/2017 - Arsenal v Swansea City 04/11/2017 - Manchester City v Arsenal 18/11/2017 - Arsenal v Tottenham 25/11/2017 - Burnley v Arsenal 28/11/2017 - Arsenal v Huddersfield Town 02/12/2017 - Arsenal v Manchester United 09/12/2017 - Southampton v Arsenal 12/12/2017 - West Ham v Arsenal 16/12/2017 - Arsenal v Newcastle United 23/12/2017 - Arsenal v Liverpool 26/12/2017 - Crystal Palace v Arsenal 30/12/2017 - West Brom v Arsenal 01/01/2018 - Arsenal v Chelsea 13/01/2018 - Bournemouth v Arsenal 20/01/2018 - Arsenal v Crystal Palace 30/01/2018 - Swansea City v Arsenal 03/02/2018 - Arsenal v Everton 10/02/2018 - Tottenham v Arsenal 24/02/2018 - Arsenal v Manchester City 03/03/2018 - Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal 10/03/2018 - Arsenal v Watford 17/03/2018 - Leicester City v Arsenal 31/03/2018 - Arsenal v Stoke City 07/04/2018 - Arsenal v Southampton 14/04/2018 - Newcastle United v Arsenal 21/04/2018 - Arsenal v West Ham 28/04/2018 - Manchester United v Arsenal 05/05/2018 - Arsenal v Burnley 13/05/2018 - Huddersfield Town v Arsenal