Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, is hoping that their easier run of fixtures and shortening injury list can reignite their title ambitions.
The Gunners are already nine points off the top of the table.
They also failed to win their last four fixtures before the November international break.
Injuries to key players, such as captain Martin Odegaard, have hampered Arteta’s team in the early part of the campaign.
Arsenal have played tough away games against Tottenham, Newcastle United, Manchester City, and Chelsea in their first 11 games.
And Arteta was keen to point that out ahead of their match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
He said: “There is so much quality with a lot of teams but it is true that teams have had very different schedules and that is a very important thing.
“Teams have had various contexts and difficulties than others but after 18, 20, 25 games we will see where everybody is. Hopefully, we are going to be there.”