Most successful Premier League club on Boxing Day revealed – and they’re not even in the top half of this year’s table
Most successful Premier League club on Boxing Day revealed – and they’re not even in the top half of this year’s table
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THE most successful Premier League club on Boxing Day has been revealed and they're not even in the top half of this year's table. Analysts looked at more than 32 years of data to work out a host of fascinating stats to reveal the teams with the most wins and losses.
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It turns out that Manchester United fans have it best at Christmas - as they've won more Premier League Boxing Day games than any other club. United have not only won the most games with a whopping 21 victories, but they’ve also scored the most goals, hitting the net 76 times on December 26th.
At the other end of the table, Newcastle have lost more than any other side when playing on Boxing Day, going down 15 times in 32 games played – and conceding as many as 45 goals. Four teams - Manchester City, Everton, Chelsea and Aston Villa - feature in both top 10 lists due to having a high number of wins and losses from the festive fixture over the years.
The findings come after research of 2,000 footie fans found four in 10 look forward to Boxing Day football more than any other day on the footballing calendar. The festive footie beat out transfer deadline day (13 per cent) and even the Carabao Cup final (10 per cent) as the day in the season fans enjoy most.
Among the best things about the day are the fact almost every side plays and being able to chow down on turkey sandwiches while watching. It also emerged the typical football fan will watch as many as five matches over the packed festive schedule, racking up more than 10 hours of live sport in total.
