The Premier League returns on Boxing Day with plenty at stake for all 20 teams

The Premier League has been a dream sequence since the break.

Garnacho scored a late winner at Fulham. The Premier League returns on Boxing Day. Arsenal are top, five points clear of Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus is injured and out for weeks. Harry Maguire and Erling Haaland are resting and building fitness. The league returns to action on the Boxing day. It's a big game.

The psychological effects of disappointment can be seen in the physical.

After winning the World Cup in 2014, Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker struggled at Arsenal and in 2018, Hugo Lloris was caught up in a drink-drive charge and Harry Kane missed a penalty. The players who went away for a month and did not play were most concerned about.

The Premier League returns on Boxing Day. Arsenal dropped only five points in their first 14 games. Manchester City suffered a shock defeat at home by Brentford last month. Newcastle extended their winning run to seven games in the Carabao Cup against Bournemouth on Tuesday. Unai Emery won his first two Premier league games as Aston Villa manager. Nathan Jones takes charge of his second game as Brighton visit St Mary's. Julen Lopetegui takes over at Wolves. The Premier Leagues returns. The title defence will continue against Leeds on Wednesday. If Newcastle beat Leicester, they will move past them into second place.