Although all of Europe's other "Big 5" leagues - Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 - are all on hiatus, fortunately for football fans, the Premier League hasn't paused for the Christmas holiday. Boxing Day has traditionally been a busy day in England, and this year was certainly no exception. Matchday 18 treated fans to plenty of goals as Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Totttenham, and Manchester United all won their respective fixtures.
Facts and Stats ahead of Premier League Matchday 19
Here are five things you may or may not know ahead of the upcoming round of fixtures starting on Friday:
Premier League Matchday 19 - U.S. viewing schedule
Below is the full U.S. schedule for round 19 of Premier League action starting this Friday:
Dec. 30: Hull City vs Everton on SiriusXM FC, NBC Sports Live, NBCSN at 12:00 PM PST/3:00 PM EST
Dec. 31: Burnley vs Sunderland on Premier League Extra Time, NBC Sports Live at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST
Dec. 31: Chelsea vs Stoke City on CNBC, NBC Sports Live at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST
Dec. 31: Leicester City vs West Ham United on Premier League Extra Time, NBC Sports Live at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST
Dec. 31: Manchester United vs Middlesbrough on NBCSN, NBC Sports Live, SiriusXM FC at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST
Dec. 31: Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion on Premier League Extra Time, NBC Sports Live at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST
Dec. 31: Swansea City vs AFC Bournemouth on NBC Sports Live, Premier League Extra Time at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST
Dec. 31: Liverpool vs Manchester City on SiriusXM FC, NBC USA, NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC UNIVERSO NOW, NBC UNIVERSO at 9:30 AM PST/12:30 PM EST
Jan. 1: Watford vs Tottenham Hotspur on NBCSN, SiriusXM FC, NBC Sports Live at 5:30 AM PST/8:30 AM EST
Jan. 1: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace on NBCSN, NBC Sports Live, SiriusXM FC, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Telemundo at 8:00 AM PST/11:00 AM EST
*For more information, please navigate to each match's specific page
Premier League - Matchday 19 overview
Chelsea still lead the way after recording a club-record 12th straight win. The Blues now have opened a six point gap over Liverpool and barring a shocking collapse, it looks like it's going to be really tough to catch Antonio Conte's men at the top. Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp's side will face a tough test as they take on Manchester City at Anfield. The Reds came out on top in their fixture against Stoke City, but had to come from behind after conceding first - something that surely will have frustrated the German tactician.
As for the Sky Blues, Pep Guardiola's side appear to be finally getting back on track after a rough period. It was not the prettiest of wins, but Arsenal still got all three points against West Brom courtesy of a solitary goal from Olivier Giroud (who actually got to start for a change)! Manchester United (led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, of course) continue their mini-renaissance as they dispatched Sunderland 3-1. Ibrahimovic added to his growing goals (and assists) tally, but by far the highlight was that wonder-strike from Henrik Mkhitaryan (even though it looked to be offside).
Tottenham also came up big on matchday 18 by cruising to a 4-1 victory over Southampton. That result sees them in fifth, ahead of the Red Devils. Unfortunately, reigning champs Leicester City's woes continue as they lost 2-0 to Everton, and Swansea City's American owners had enough of Bob Bradley and sacked their compatriot after 11 games.
Premier League - Matchday 19 standings
Here's how things stand so far after 18 rounds in the 2016/2017 Premier League season. How will it look after matchday 19 concludes?
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 73 | WWWDD | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 26 | +49 | 71 | LWWDW | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 71 | LDWWD | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 63 | WDLWD | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 60 | LWDWL | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 50 | WWDWL | |
| 7 | Manchester United | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 50 | DDLDW | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 48 | LWDLD | |
| 9 | Chelsea | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 47 | WDWDW | |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 44 | DLDLW | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 43 | DLDLW | |
| 12 | Fulham | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 51 | -2 | 42 | WLLDW | |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 42 | DLWWW | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 33 | WLLDD | |
| 15 | Brentford | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 32 | WDDDL | |
| 16 | Everton | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 27 | LWDLL | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 26 | DLWDD | |
| 18 | Luton Town | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 70 | -24 | 25 | LWLLD | |
| 19 | Burnley | 33 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 68 | -35 | 20 | DLDDW | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 84 | -54 | 16 | LDLDD |
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