There's nothing quite like Boxing Day football in the Premier League.Whether you're attending one of the twenty stadiums or watching from the comfort of your sofa, loading up on Christmas leftovers and the year's supply of chocolate Santa Claus brought, Boxing Day football is always bitter-fought, entertaining and accompanied by a uniquely festive atmosphere.The 2016 edition perhaps wasn't a classic compared to recent years, when we've seen shock upsets, controversial refereeing decisions and mesmerising performances, but nonetheless, we were certainly given our fair dose of post-Christmas action.Chelsea maintained their stranglehold on the division's summit with an impressive 3-0 win over Bournemouth, Manchester United scored some sublime goals in a 3-1 win versus Sunderland, Arsenal left it late against West Brom and Sam Allardyce picked up his first point as Crystal Palace manager.The footballing world has gone statistics mad over the last decade, so what better day to reflect on all the Boxing Day action than a look back at some of the shock statistics to emerge from it?

Killer Kelechi

Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to administer some further punishment on rock-bottom Hull City, netting Manchester City's second after Yaya Toure had converted from the spot just six minutes earlier. Largely due to his cameo role within the City squad, the Nigerian prodigy now boasts the best goals-to-minute ratio of any striker in Premier League history to have scored ten times or more. That's some feat for the 20-year-old, who's looking like a phenomenal talent for the future.

Overreaching Olivier

Despite often having to settle for a role from the bench, Olivier Giroud has certainly offered Arsenal something a little different this season - letting Alexis Sanchez obliterate defences on the deck before coming on and providing a huge aerial threat. The Frenchman actually started yesterday and returned Arsene Wenger's faith with another headed goal. Incredibly, only Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged more headers in Europe's top five leagues over the last three-and-a-half seasons.

Seasonal Sterling

Some players thrive during the festivities whilst others shrink back into their shells, holding out until better weather arrives. Well, Raheem Sterling certainly belongs in the former camp. Indeed, many have questioned the England winger's consistency throughout his short career but he clearly enjoys Boxing Day football, 'scoring' in both of his last two December 26th outings. Unfortunately, however, his strike against Hull officially went down as a Curtis Davies own goal.

Reliant on Romelu

Everton overturned a worrying run of form with a 2-0 win at the home of reigning champions Leicester City yesterday, with Romelu Lukaku netting in stoppage time to guarantee all three points. The Belgian international's contract situation is continuing to rumble on at Goodison Park and this stat will have Toffees fans hoping the club find an agreement as soon as possible. Lukaku's scored 64% of Everton's goals on the road this term, propelling them to seventh in the away table, which makes you wonder where they'd be without him.

Pogba to Zlatan

They say great footballers always find a way of playing together and this statistic certainly pays testament to that. During an impressive win over a hard-to-crack Sunderland side yesterday, Paul Pogba laid on the pass for an impressive finish from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whipping the ball past a helpless Jordan Pickford. That was the world-record signing's third assist in the Premier League, with all supplying his fellow summer arrival.

Tremendous Toure

Yaya Toure started the season completely frozen out at Manchester City but claimed the Man of the Match award against Hull City yesterday, having controlled the game from midfield and got on the scoresheet via the penalty spot. That was the Ivorian icon's tenth successful Premier League penalty in as many attempts - a stunning record - and also moved his top flight total to 52 since the start of his second season with the Citizens. No midfielder has notched up more in that time.

Perfect Arsenal

Arsenal needed a late goal from Olivier Giroud to get past West Brom yesterday, the Frenchman making his first start in any competition since November. In addition to all three points, that secured Arsenal a 100% scoring record against the Baggies in the Premier League - an impressive run spanning 21 games. Speaking of leaving it late, only Manchester City have scored more Premier League goals in the final five minutes than the Gunners in the last three-and-a-half seasons.

Allardyce arrival

Crystal Palace fans were probably a little disappointed by the way their side threw away three points by conceding a soft penalty with just twenty minutes to go against Watford in the Premier League's early kickoff - especially during Sam Allardyce's first game in charge. But this stat suggests the point was actually an improvement from the norm for the one-game former England gaffer, who has the worst Boxing Day record of any manager in Premier League history. One gained, rather than two lost?

Armenian Assassin

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored one of the Premier League's most incredible goals ever yesterday, converting a Zlatan Ibrahimovic cross with an acrobatic, audacious finish that has since been dubbed a scorpion kick. Perhaps even more incredibly, that was the Armenian assassin's only shot on target against Sunderland - highlighting an unusual trend. Indeed, all three of Mkhitaryan's last three shots on target have found the net, including goals against Spurs and Zorya.

Mesmerising Mesut

Mesut Ozil continues to divide opinion and an underwhelming second-half performance against Manchester City earlier this month inflamed long-term criticisms of his knack of going missing in big games. But this statistic speaks volumes - only the legendary, iconic Eric Cantona had more assists than the Arsenal No.1 after his first 100 Premier League appearances. Coincidentally, the German World Cup winner added to his total against West Brom - setting up Olivier Giroud for the winner.