Premier league boxing day match review and analysis :
Friday,December 26th :
Chelsea 2 - 0 West Ham
The following players have played for both Chelsea and West Ham in the Premier league history :
Parker,Bridge,Forrest,Pearce,Minto,Lampard,J Cole,Johnson,C Cole,Benayoun,Ben Haim and Ba
Chelsea have now won six Premier league games by 2 goals to nil this season,including each of their last three games
Chelsea have had a clean sheet at half time in 13 of their last 14 Premier league games
Chelsea's last 5 boxing day matches have seen a total if just 6 goals scored,since their 4 - 4 draw with Aston Villa in 2007
Fabregas made 66 passes in the first half of this game,62 more than Stewart Downing
John Terry now has 36 Premier league goals (excluding penalties),11 more than any other defender in the competition
Diego Costa has scored in 7 of his 8 Premier league appearances at Stamford Bridge
Burnley 0 - 1 Liverpool
Burnley's current Premier league standing : 19th position of the Premier league table,played 18 games,won 3,drawn 6,lost 9.They have just 15 points from all their games played so far this season
Before this game,Liverpool have lost both boxing day fixtures played under Brendan Rogers
Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Southampton
Crystal Palace are on the 18th position of the Premier league table,after 18 games.They have only 15 points from all their games played so far this season
Southampton have scored 6 goals in their last 2 games,after scoring only 6 in their previous 8 Premier league matches
Sadio Mane's goal ended Southampton's run without an away goal in the Premier league at 206 minutes
Florin Gardos is the only 18th different player to start a Premier league game for Southampton this season
Everton 0 - 1 Stoke City
Before this game,Roberto Martinez has never been on the loosing side as a coach against Stoke
(W3 D7 L0)
Everton's Gareth Barry is the first player in Premier league history to reach treble figures for yellow cards
Stoke City have now beaten 4 of 2013-2014's top 6 this season,but have failed to beat all 3 promoted sides
Leicester 1 - 2 Tottenham
Leicester City have just 10 points from all of their 18 games played so far this season
Only Tottenham have conceded more penalties than Manchester United in the Premier league this season
Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 9 Premier matches on boxing day,winning six
Tottenham's Harry Kane has now scored 15 goals in all competitions this season
Manchester United 3 - 1 Newcastle
Manchester United are the first team in English Premier league history to win 50 games on December 26th
Manchester United have now conceded 8 penalties since Sir Ferguson left the club,as opposed to two they conceded in his final two campaigns
Van Persie has now scored 5 goals in his last 6 Premier league appearances
Wayne Rooney has now scored 12 goals v Newcastle,only against Aston Villa has he scored as many
Newcastle's Papis Demba has scored 5 times as a substitute in the Premier league this season,more than any other player
Adam Armstrong is the first player under 18 to start a Premier league game for Newcastle
Sunderland 3 - 1 Hull City
There have been just 8 goals scored in Sunderland's last 6 boxing day games Premier league
Hull City have scored their first Premier league goal in 5:33 minutes
Swansea 1 - 0 Aston Villa
Swansea's victory in this game is the first time they have won a game on boxing day since 2007
Aston Villa's Gabby Agbonlahor picked up his first red card of his career this season,only to be withdrawn on appeal
West Brom 1 - 3 Manchester City
Last season,Manchester City scored 3+ goals before half time on 4 occasions.This match is the first time they have done so in 2014/2015
Manchester City is the only team to have scored in every away game this season
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has the best minute per goal rate in the Premier league history
Arsenal 2 - 1 QPR
Arsene Wenger has now won 400 games as a Premier league manager
Only Ian Wright has reached 10 Premier league goals for Arsenal,fewer than Alexis Sanchez who (though missed a penalty kick in this game) now has 15 goals in all competitions for the club
QPR have lost their opening 9 away games of a Premier league season
QPR's Charlie Austin has now scored 10 goals in his last 9 Premier league appearances for the club
QPR 2014-2015 are only the 7th instance since 1900 of a top-flight team reaching Christmas without getting a point away from home
All Premier league clubs are to play again on Sunday,December 28th,see the fixtures here
Also feel free to check back for Sunday's match review and analysis.....
have a wonderful day
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