Manchester City 6 - 3 Leicester City

Boxing day presented a 9 goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City found themselves 4 goals ahead of Leicester City in 25 minutes with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, İlkay Gündoğan and Raheem Sterling on the scoresheet. The Citizens were nothing but dominant against the Foxes in the first half. 

Brendan Rodgers’s side scored thrice within 10 minutes in the second half, making it 4-3 and showing prominent signs of a comeback against Pep Guardiola’s men, with James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho starring for the Foxes and causing turbulence to City’s seemingly unassailable lead. However, Sterling and Aymeric Laporte secured late goals to claim 3 points for the home side to remain on top of the league table.  

Norwich City 0 - 5 Arsenal

Arsenal visited Carrow Road to secure 3 points in a triumphant 5-0 win against Norwich City, extending their Christmas celebrations and retaining the 4th spot in the league table. 

The Gunners displayed a spectacular flair & rhythm about their game with outstanding performances from Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Alexandre Lacazette and Kieran Tierney adding to the distress of Dean Smith’s side's futile attempt to stay clear of relegation. 

Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 0 Crystal Palace 

Antonio Conte’s arrival just made the race for the top 4 nail-biting. Lucas Moura was arguably the best performer on the pitch, assisting Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son to find the net while also scoring his second goal for the season in the league. 

Wilfried Zaha was sent off on a second yellow leaving Crystal Palace with just 10 men struggling to keep the boat afloat in the absence of their manager, Patrick Viera. 

Aston Villa 1 - 3 Chelsea

Aston Villa opened the scoresheet at Villa Park against Chelsea with Reece James’s unfortunate own goal. Jorginho equalized for the Blues from the penalty spot to keep it at 1-1.

Romelu Lukaku scored with a header on his return after 2 months of being sidelined. Jorginho extended the lead from the spot to make it 1-3 for Chelsea, procuring 3 points after an unsettling few weeks.