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Manchester City defeated Leicester City 6-3 in a nine goal thriller encounter that saw the home side win and hold grip of their lead in the premier league table.
The match also produced a wonderful statistics that have made it significant. They are
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Manchester City have scored six or more goals in consecutive home Premier League games for the first time since November 2013, when they beat Norwich 7-0 and Spurs 6-0.
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Leicester City were 4-0 down inside 25 minutes – the first time a side had found themselves that far behind so early in a Premier League game on Boxing day. However, such result last came since Watford were 4-0 down after 15 minutes against Manchester City in September 2019.
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This was the first Premier League game on Boxing Day to feature as many as nine goals, and the highest-scoring match in the top flight on 26 December since Manchester United won 6-3 at Oldham in 1991.
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There were eight different scorers in this match, the most since Liverpool’s 5-3 win over Chelsea in July 2020 (also eight). Only Spurs 4-5 Arsenal in November 2004 has had more different scorers – nine, excluding own goals – in a Premier League game.
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