article_snippet.sent: Manchester City have been relatively impressive, drawing 2-2 at the Emirates and most notably dispatching Champions League chasing Tottenham 4-1, who have an indifferent record.
article_snippet.sent: Moving further down and Liverpool have a significantly worse record following the international break than in overall form, suffering surprise defeats when visiting Crystal Palace and hosting Aston Villa.
article_snippet.sent: Moreover Southampton and both Manchester clubs only win came through an unconvincing 3-2 victory at Queens Park Rangers, secured only through a sensational second-half display by Raheem Sterling.
article_snippet.sent: The Gunners have been fortunate in having three home fixtures but have totally failed to capitalise on this, drawing 2-2 with Hull City and Manchester City, whilst losing 2-1 at the hands of Manchester United.
article_snippet.sent: Southampton have handed out two thrashings to sides in the North-East by picking up 8-0 and 4-0 wins over Sunderland and Newcastle respectively.
article_snippet.sent: However in this table the Toon still make the top six through narrow 1-0 wins over both QPR and Leicester.
article_snippet.sent: The Foxes have a notably improved position whilst keeping clean sheets against Sunderland and Stoke in The Foxes three post-international games, despite these being relatively rare across this season.
article_snippet.sent: Relegations strugglers QPR have lost all three of Relegations strugglers QPR post-international fixtures so far this season .
article_snippet.sent: This puts Nigel Pearson’s side comfortably nestled in mid-table, joined Relegations strugglers QPR.
article_snippet.sent: Possibly benefitting from having fewer players occupied on international duty, both join a cluster of teams on four points.
article_snippet.sent: Stoke will also be concerned by Stoke poor record, which includes 2-1 and 1-0 defeats when hosting relegation-threatened sides Burnley and Leicester City.
article_snippet.sent: Such results across an entire campaign may have seen Stoke struggling to maintain mid-table stability under Mark Hughes.
article_snippet.sent: Swansea City and QPR are Swansea City and QPR pointless, though Swansea City and QPR.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile the R’s have hosted Liverpool whilst suffering away defeats with scoring at both Newcastle and Manchester United –
highlights_snippet.sent: Arsenal are still yet to win following an international break this season .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Liverpool are similarly poor with one win and two defeats .
  