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Best Boxing Day stats
- Updated: December 26, 2016
We round up the best stats and facts from the Premier League Boxing Day fixtures with the help of Opta…
Hull City 0-3 Manchester City
Manchester City have won three consecutive Premier league games for the first time since their run of six from the start of the current season (which ended in September).
Hull have won just one of their last 16 top-flight games, drawing three and losing 12.
City registered just their second clean sheet in their last 12 top-flight away games.
Yaya Toure has scored all 10 of his Premier League penalties, the best 100 per cent record in the competition.
Hull have conceded nine penalties in the Premier League this season, four more than any other side (with eight of those converted by the opposition).
Only Jamie Vardy (10) has won more penalties in the Premier League since the start of the 2013/14 season than Raheem Sterling (7).
Hull have conceded the first goal of a game more times this season than any other Premier League team (15).
David Silva (61) has provided more Premier League assists than any other player in the competition since his debut in August 2010.
Kelechi Iheanacho has netted 12 Premier League goals from just 19 shots on target.
Watford 1-1 Crystal Palace
Sam Allardyce has failed to win his first Premier League game in charge with each of his last two clubs (also Sunderland), after winning each of the previous four (Bolton, Newcastle, Blackburn and West Ham).
Troy Deeney became the fifth player to score 100 goals in all competitions for Watford after Luther Blissett, Tommy Barnett, Ross Jenkins and Cliff Holton.
Deeney is now Watford’s all-time leading scorer in Premier League history (17 goals); one ahead of Odion Ighalo (16).
Of all Premier League goalkeepers to face 20+ penalties, only David Seaman (32 per cent) has a better save ratio than Heurelho Gomes (30 per cent – saved 9/30).
Christian Benteke has missed more penalties this season than any other Premier League player (2).
Crystal Palace have failed to keep a clean sheet in 22 of their last 23 Premier League games (3-0 vs Southampton).
Today was the fourth time in Premier League history that a club has had two starting players subbed off in the opening 15 minutes.
Yohan Cabaye has scored in both of his Premier League appearances at Vicarage Road.
Arsenal 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal have scored in all 21 of their Premier League games against West Bromwich Albion, the best such 100 per cent record in the competition.
Tony Pulis has lost all nine of his Premier League visits to the Emirates Stadium as manager, with his sides scoring just three goals in that run.
Mesut Ozil made his 100th Premier League appearance, and provided his 36th assist in the competition – only Eric Cantona had …
