| Premier League 2018-19 | ||
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| Day | Wednesday/Thursday | |
| Date | 26/27 December 2018 | |
| Total matches | 10 | |
| Total goals | 32 | |
| League leaders start | Liverpool | |
| League leaders end | Liverpool | |
| Highest scoring | Burnley 1–5 Everton | |
| Bottom start | Fulham | |
| Bottom end | Huddersfield Town | |
| Current league | 2018-19 | |
| Prev match day | Next match day | |
| Match day 18 | Match day 20 | |
Fulham captain Aleksandar Mitrović said he felt like crying after missing several chances in his side's scrappy draw with Wolves that lifted the Cottagers off the bottom of the table.
A double from Lucas Digne helped Everton to a 5-1 win at Burnley. Burnley manager Sean Dyche says his side "do not deserve to be better" than their lowly league position.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says his team's wastefulness in front of goal has cost them a "lot more points" after a frustrating draw against Cardiff.
Manchester City suffered their second successive defeat as Ricardo Pereira's spectacular late strike gave Leicester a win and dropped Pep Guardiola's side down to third.
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points by beating Newcastle - because Manchester City, who started the day as their nearest challengers, lost at Leicester.
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United made it back-to-back wins under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær with a stylish victory over the Premier League's bottom side Huddersfield.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says Liverpool and Manchester City "are the real contenders" for the Premier League title, despite his side thrashing Bournemouth to go second in the table.
Brighton ended a run of three consecutive defeats by holding a disjointed Arsenal to a draw at the Amex Stadium. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang curled in the opening goal after just seven minutes. But poor mistake by Stephan Lichtsteiner causes Brighton striker Jürgen Locadia to equalise on 35 minutes.
Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea gained a hard-fought win at Watford to reclaim fourth place in the Premier League table. Hazard, who joined Chelsea for £32m from Lille in June 2012, became only the 10th man to reach 100 goals in all competitions for the club.
Felipe Anderson scored twice in six minutes as West Ham came from behind to beat Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium and move up to ninth in the Premier League table.
Match Details[]
Wednesday 26 December 2018[]
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 12:30 |
Fulham 
|
1–1 |  Wolves
|
Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 24,382 Referee: Andre Marriner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sessegnon  74'
|
Report | Saïss 85'
|
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 15:00 |
Burnley 
|
1–5 |  Everton
|
Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 21,484 Referee: Michael Oliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson 36'
|
Report | Mina 2' Digne 13', 71'Sigurðsson 22' (pen.)Richarlison 90+3'
|
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 15:00 |
Crystal Palace 
|
0–0 |  Cardiff City
|
Selhurst Park, London Attendance: 25,206 Referee: Lee Probert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 15:00 |
Leicester City 
|
2–1 |  Manchester City
|
King Power Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 32,090 Referee: Mike Dean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrighton 19' Pereira 81'
|
Report | B. Silva 14' Delph  89'
|
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 15:00 |
Liverpool 
|
4–0 |  Newcastle United
|
Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 53,318 Referee: Graham Scott |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovren 11' Salah 47' (pen.)Shaqiri 79'Fabinho 85'
|
Report |
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 15:00 |
Manchester United 
|
3–1 |  Huddersfield Town
|
Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,523 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matić 28' Pogba 64', 78'
|
Report | Jørgensen 88'
|
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 15:00 |
Tottenham 
|
5–0 |  Bournemouth
|
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 45,154 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriksen 16' Son 23', 70'Lucas 35'Kane 61'
|
Report |
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 17:15 |
Brighton 
|
1–1 |  Arsenal
|
Amex Stadium, Brighton Attendance: 30,608 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locadia 35'
|
Report | Aubameyang 7'
|
| Wednesday 26 December 2018 19:30 |
Watford 
|
1–2 |  Chelsea
|
Vicarage Road, London Attendance: 20,415 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pereyra 45+3'
|
Report | Hazard 45+1', 58' (pen.)
|
Thursday 27 December 2018[]
| Thursday 27 December 2018 19:45 |
Southampton 
|
1–2 |  West Ham United
|
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Attendance: 31,654 Referee: Craig Pawson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond 50'
|
Report | Anderson 53', 59'
|
League table after Match day 19[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liverpool
|
19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 7 | +36 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Tottenham
|
19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 45 | |
| 3 | Manchester City
|
19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 44 | |
| 4 | Chelsea
|
19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 40 | |
| 5 | Arsenal
|
19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Manchester Utd
|
19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 32 | |
| 7 | Leicester City
|
19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Everton
|
19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 27 | |
| 9 |  West Ham Utd
|
19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Watford
|
19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 27 | |
| 11 | Wolves
|
19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 26 | |
| 12 |  Bournemouth
|
19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 26 | |
| 13 |  Brighton
|
19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 22 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace
|
19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 19 | |
| 15 | Newcastle Utd
|
19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 17 | |
| 16 | Southampton
|
19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 15 | |
| 17 |  Cardiff City
|
19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 15 | |
| 18 |  Burnley
|
19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 12 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Fulham
|
19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 11 | |
| 20 |  Huddersfield Town
|
19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 10 |
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
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