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- Updated: September 15, 2016
The Champions League has a negative impact on English clubs in their subsequent Premier League fixtures, a Sky Sports study has found.
While Arsenal, Leicester, Manchester City and Tottenham are all odds-on favourites to win their domestic match-ups this weekend, recent history shows teams competing in Europe’s elite club competition often suffer a knock-on effect from their midweek exertions.
Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea have taken part in the last five Champions League competitions and over that period average a worse points-per-game return in Premier League fixtures taking place after Champions League rounds.
City have suffered more than most, with their points-per-game haul in the Premier League dropping from 2.18 when they …
