With ten games of the season to go, the top three in the Premier League were separated by a single point. The last time there was a three-way race remotely comparable was 2010 when, in mid-March, Chelsea, having played 29 games, topped the table on goal difference ahead of Arsenal, who had played 30, with Manchester United a point further back after 29 matches.
On that occasion, Arsenal fell away with a draw at Birmingham and defeat at Wigan and were effectively out of
