Arsenal take Christmas No.1 but which clubs have turned top spot into a Premier League title in the last 10 years

Every year clubs battle to end the year sitting top of the Premier League table come Christmas day.

Being at the summit of England's top flight over the festive period is normally a great omen for going on to win the title as well as a brilliant bragging right.

Of course, not every team that's top of tree at Christmas goes on to lift the Premier League trophy, as has been the case several times over the last 10 years.

Five different clubs have sat in first place when Santa has come to town over the last decade.

Arsenal are the Christmas Kings this season following their 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Saturday as Aston Villa failed to beat Sheffield United, drawing 1-1.

But who else has been first on December 25 in the 10 years prior? talkSPORT.com has all the details for you...

Arsenal were top of the Premier League this time last year, making this their second consecutive year in first place on Christmas day.

Gunners fans won't take kindly to being reminded of the fact they failed to go on to win the title despite dominating the league for most of last term, with Man City rising to beat them to it.

The last time they were top at Christmas previous to this was in 2007, with the title eventually going to Manchester United and Arsenal finishing third.

Mikel Arteta and co will be hoping the story will have a happier ending this time round.

Final position: 2nd

The last team to win the Premier League that were top on Christmas day of that season was Manchester City.

Their 4–0 win away to Newcastle on December 18 ensured they would stay top of the table at Christmas.

Pep Guardiola's side only narrowly won the title though, with Liverpool finishing just one point behind them in second and the title race going down to the final day of the