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
Until 1956 Arsenal regularly played the same opposition home and away on Christmas and Boxing Day
The 4-0 Boxing Day defeat at the hands of Southampton was the last time Arsenal lost on a Saturday
Joseph Powell, Woolwich Arsenal’s first captain, played his first game on Boxing Day in 1892
Arsenal’s first ever Boxing Day League game was played in 1893. Arsenal won 3-1 against Grimbsy, scoring their first ever League penalty
Thierry Henry scored his first Arsenal hattrick on Boxing Day 2000 in a 6-1 win over Leicester
1895 Arsenal 10 Cliftonville Athletic 1