apparently we have the 2nd easiest league schedule in December based solely on current league position of our opponents.
the avg position is 13th.
Club Avg. position of opponent
1 Southampton 7.71
2 Brighton 7.86
=3 Newcastle 8.29
=3 West Ham 8.29
5 Man Utd 9.00
6 Leicester 9.14
7 Burnley 9.43
8 Huddersfield 9.57
9 Tottenham 10.00
=10 Bournemouth 10.43
=10 Crystal Palace 10.43
12 West Brom 11.29
13 Swansea 11.43
14 Stoke 12.00
=15 Arsenal 12.14
=15 Everton 12.14
=15 Watford 12.14
18 Liverpool 12.43
19 Man City 13.29
20 Chelsea 13.43
however, facing relegation opponents is usually easy:
Manchester City face all three sides who sit in the relegation zone ahead of the weekend's action. Having dropped just two points all campaign, Pep Guardiola's side can dare to dream of taking their unbeaten run into 2018, but facing teams fighting for their lives, as well as Manchester United and Tottenham, makes it a mammoth task for the odds-on title favourites.