📊 The 5️⃣ most interesting Premier League stats of gameweek 17
The Premier League provided plenty of early Christmas presents for fans and neutrals alike with a nine-goal thriller between Tottenham and Liverpool, Manchester City slumping to defeat and Bournemouth stunning Old Trafford again.
Here are the most interesting statistics from the 17th matchday.
Top of the tree
21 - This will be the 21st time Liverpool have been top of the English top-flight on Christmas Day; the most of any side. They’ve gone on to win the title in 11 of those previous 20 seasons (55%). Checkpoint. pic.twitter.com/7BvkZnmAD1
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2024
Liverpool are used to looking down on the rest at this time of year - and more often than not, they are still doing the same in May.
Lonely this Christmas
Manchester United will spend Christmas in the 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 of the table for the first time since the 1989/1990 season. 😳 pic.twitter.com/7148lq6GHx
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 22, 2024
However, things aren't so jolly just a short trip away in Manchester, where United will be in a rather unfamiliar position over the festive period.
Kings of the road
Arsenal are the first top-flight side in English football history to score 5+ goals in six different away games in a calendar year. 👏 pic.twitter.com/L3dJXPeCkm
— Squawka (@Squawka) December 21, 2024
Arsenal have enjoyed some excellent away days in 2024 and that continued with a 5-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace.
Long time coming
A first Premier League hat-trick for Alexander Isak! 🎩
He's the first Newcastle player with a PL hat-trick since Ayoze Perez in April 2019.#IPSNEW #BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/A1p9WbffAO— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 21, 2024
What a talent Newcastle United's super Swede is.
Crisis continues
Man City have now lost nine of their last 12 games across all competitions...
That's more than in their previous 106 matches combined (8) 🤯 pic.twitter.com/jpznVDfRKh— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 21, 2024
Manchester City's downturn in form is truly baffling.
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