What happened in the Premier League on Boxing Day?

Posted on : December 27, 2017 By
Football 

Jesse Lingard celebrates

Jesse Lingard’s double inspired a Manchester United comeback

Manchester United came back from two goals down to deny Burnley victory at Old Trafford, while Harry Kane broke a Premier League scoring record.

Goals from Ashley Barnes and Steven Defour gave Burnley a 2-0 lead but Jesse Lingard’s injury-time strike, his second of the game, means Manchester United are 12 points behind leaders Manchester City, who face Newcastle on Wednesday.

Tottenham won 5-2 at home to Southampton, with Kane’s second hat-trick in four days making him the highest Premier League scorer in a calendar year with 39.

Kane will also finish 2017 as Europe’s highest scorer across club and international games.

Chelsea moved to within a point of second-placed United, overcoming Brighton 2-0 with goals from Alvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso.

And Liverpool reclaimed fourth spot – which they had briefly lost to Spurs – with a 5-0 thrashing of Swansea, including two goals from Roberto Firmino.

  • Match report: Tottenham 5-2 Southampton
  • Match report: Man Utd 2-2 Burnley
  • Match report: Chelsea 2-0 Brighton
  • Match report: Liverpool 5-0 Swansea

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Bournemouth scored a late, controversial equaliser in a see-saw 3-3 draw with West Ham, a result that leaves the Hammers one point above the Cherries, who are in the bottom three.

Watford also produced a comeback to overcome Leicester 2-1 and end a six-game winless run, courtesy of a 65th-minute own goal from Kasper Schmeichel.

  • Match report: Bournemouth 3-3 West Ham
  • Match report: Watford 2-1 Leicester

Huddersfield and Stoke City drew 1-1, Tom Ince with the Terriers’ opener before Ramadan Sobhi’s leveller.

And it was goalless between West Brom and Everton at the Hawthorns, a result that leaves Albion three points adrift of safety.

  • Match report: Huddersfield 1-1 Stoke
  • Match report: West Brom 0-0 Everton

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