Liverpool maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League after defeating Leicester City at Anfield on Boxing Day. Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah were on target as the Reds moved seven points clear thanks to their 3-1 win.

Arne Slot's side were forced to come from behind at a foggy Anfield when Jordan Ayew opened the scoring after just six minutes. The Foxes looked to frustrate Liverpool and succeeded in doing so with stern defending.

However, their rear-guard was broken on the stroke of half-time when the Dutchman cut inside swinging into the far corner. Four minutes after the restart, they were in front as Jones was on hand to poke home from close-range.

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Salah got his customary Boxing Day goal with eight minutes remaining, feeding a left-footed effort into the bottom corner past Jakub Stolarczyk, who was making his Leicester debut. After two late goals from Fulham, Chelsea squandered the chance to reduce the deficit once again and Thursday's triumph for Liverpool bridged the gap further to reigning champions, Manchester City.

Arsenal can cut the deficit to six points, should they beat strugglers Ipswich Town on Friday night. However, Liverpool travel to West Ham United in fine form after a 13th Premier League win over the season.

Here's how Liverpool's next five fixtures compared to Premier League title rivals Chelsea and Arsenal.

Liverpool

December 29 vs West Ham (A) at 5.15pm - Premier League

January 5 vs Manchester United (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League

January 8 vs Tottenham Hotspur - League Cup semi-final first leg

January 11 vs Accrington Stanley (H) at 12.15 - FA Cup

January 14 vs Nott’m Forest (A) at 8pm - Premier League

Chelsea

December 30 vs Ipswich Town (A) at 7.45pm - Premier League

January 4 vs Crystal Palace (A) at 3pm - Premier League

January 11 vs Morecambe (H) at 3pm - FA Cup

January 14 vs AFC Bournemouth (H) at 7.30pm - Premier League

January 20 vs Wolves (H) at 8pm - Premier League

Arsenal

January 1 vs Brentford (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

January 4 vs Brighton (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

January 7th vs Newcastle United (A) 8pm - League Cup semi-final first leg

January 12 vs Manchester United (H) at 3pm - FA Cup

January 15 vs Tottenham (H) at 8pm - Premier League

Manchester City

December 29 vs Leicester City (A) at 2.30pm - Premier League

January 4 vs West Ham (H) at 3pm - Premier League

January 11 vs Salford City (H) at 5.45pm - FA Cup

January 14 vs Brentford (A) at 7.30pm - Premier League

January 19 vs Ipswich Town (A) at 4.30pm - Premier League