As @Goldstone1976 points out it's the H/A side of things, our home fixtures still include 4 of the 'big 6' City, Arsenal, Man U, Chelsea, plus Villa.
Given how relatively poor Chelsea and Man U have been might make the above a bit invalid actually..
Yes, but we're 12th in @Giraffe tracker table and 6th in 'the other 14' table, well off the top spots. Indicates we've had a relatively easy first half of the season compared to others.
Looks increasingly unlikely we'll qualify for Europe next season via the league. We would have to have a really good run and a few others drop away. Could still win a cup though...