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Stats and Trivia – Arsenal on Boxing Day

Arsenal welcome West Brom to the Emirates for their 20th Boxing Day match in the Premier League.

Here are some others stats and trivia from previous games:

Arsenal’s Premier League Boxing Day record

  • P19
  • W12
  • L2
  • D5
  • Scored 33
  • Conceded 16

Leading Boxing Day Scorers:

  • Thierry Henry 7
  • Freddie Lungberg 2
  • Paul Merson 2
  • Theo Walcott 2
  • 18 others 1

Boxing Day trivia

cannonUntil 1956 Arsenal regularly played the same opposition home and away on Christmas and Boxing Day

cannonThe 4-0 Boxing Day defeat at the hands of Southampton was the last time Arsenal lost on a Saturday

cannonJoseph Powell, Woolwich Arsenal’s first captain, played his first game on Boxing Day in 1892

cannonArsenal’s first ever Boxing Day League game was played in 1893. Arsenal won 3-1 against Grimbsy, scoring their first ever League penalty

cannonThierry Henry scored his first Arsenal hattrick on Boxing Day 2000 in a 6-1 win over Leicester

cannon1895 Arsenal 10 Cliftonville Athletic 1