Which team has performed the best on Boxing Day? Players, stats and more

1990

The Boxing Day fixtures have been a key part of the English football calendar for generations.

With Christmas just around the corner, Forebet takes a deep dive into the numbers and stats behind the Premier League’s Boxing Day fixtures, starting from the 1992-93 season.

Premier League Boxing Day – Most Points (All-Time Table)

• Manchester United (Games: 27 / Points: 67 / Points Per Game: 2.48)
• Arsenal (Games: 25 / Points: 55 / Points Per Game: 2.20)
• Liverpool (Games: 25 / Points: 53 / Points Per Game: 2.12)
• Tottenham Hotspur (Games: 26 / Points: 53 / Points Per Game: 2.04)
• Chelsea (Games: 28 / Points: 48 / Points Per Game: 1.71)
• Everton (Games: 28 / Points: 40 / Points Per Game: 1.43)
• Manchester City (Games: 21 / Points: 38 / Points Per Game: 1.81)
• Blackburn Rovers (Games: 17 / Points: 29 / Points Per Game: 1.71)
• West Ham United (Games: 21 / Points: 28 / Points Per Game: 1.33)
• Southampton (Games: 20 / Points: 25 / Points Per Game: 1.25)

Manchester United have amassed the most points on Boxing Day, averaging 2.48 points per game. Arsenal find themselves second in the all-time table, while Liverpool occupy third place.

Premier League Boxing Day – Top Goalscorers

• Harry Kane (Games: 7 / Goals: 10)
• Robbie Fowler (Games: 10 / Goals: 9)
• Robbie Keane (Games: 9 / Goals: 8)
• Alan Shearer (Games: 11 / Goals: 8)
• Thierry Henry (Games: 7 / Goals: 7)
• Jermain Defoe (Games: 11 / Goals: 6)
• Steven Gerrard (Games: 14 / Goals: 5)
• Frank Lampard (Games: 17 / Goals: 5)
• Andrew Cole (Games: 9 / Goals: 5)
• Dimitar Berbatov (Games: 6 / Goals: 5)

Harry Kane has scored more Boxing Day goals than any other player in Premier League history, netting 10 goals in seven games. Consequently, the former Spurs star sits above legendary names like Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry.

Premier League Boxing Day – Most Assists

• Michael Carrick (Games: 14 / Assists: 5)
• Paolo Di Canio (Games: 4 / Assists: 5)
• Wayne Rooney (Games: 12 / Assists: 5)
• Dimitar Berbatov (Games: 6 / Assists: 5)
• Kyle Walker-Peters (Games: 4 / Assists: 4)
• Martin Odegaard (Games: 2 / Assists: 4)
• Mohamed Salah (Games: 4 / Assists: 4)
• David Beckham (Games: 6 / Assists: 4)

Michael Carrick, Paolo Di Canio, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov have each registered five assists on Boxing Day. Notably, Martin Odegaard averages two assists per game on Boxing Day.

Premier League Boxing Day – Most Appearances

• Gareth Barry – 18
• Frank Lampard – 17
• Ryan Giggs – 14
• Michael Carrick – 14
• Aaron Hughes – 14
• Sol Campbell – 14
• Steven Gerrard – 14
• James Milner – 14

No player has made more Premier League appearances than Gareth Barry, and the ex-Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Brom midfielder also holds the record for the most Boxing Day appearances.

Recent Premier League Boxing Day Trends (Past 10 Years)

Across the past 10 seasons, Tottenham (21) have picked up more Boxing Day points than any other team, outperforming Arsenal (20), Chelsea (19), Liverpool (19) and Man City (18).

In fact, Spurs have avoided defeat in each of their previous nine Boxing Day matches – securing six wins and three draws – with Harry Kane leading the way in many of those contests.

As for Arsenal, they have lost just one of their last nine Boxing Day games. In 2015, the Gunners endured a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Southampton, with Shane Long bagging a brace at St. Mary’s.

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