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25th Dec 2015

Each and every Premier League Christmas message rated and reviewed

Nooruddean Choudry

‘Tis the season to be jolly – and show the fans you care.

Each Premier League club has their own way of expressing the good will of the season. We decided to run the rule over how they’ve communicated their Christmas cheer this year…

Leicester City

Snow, uncomfortable looking players, textbook stuff. 8/10.

Arsenal

Per Mertesacker singing a German version of Silent Night that’s actually quite sinister. Sensational. 9/10.

Man City

The richest club in the land doing repeats at Christmas? Very BBC Two. Poor. 4/10.

Tottenham Hotspur

Similar to Leicester’s effort but very scripted and generic. Below par. 6/10.

Man United

In keeping with the rest of their season, this is dull and a bit depressing. 3/10.

Crystal Palace

FFS Palace. Get out. Just…get out. 1/10.

Watford

This is more like it – cracker bantz for the lads! Wahay! 8/10.

West Ham

Worst alternative Queen’s Speech ever. -1/10.

Liverpool

Players wishing fans a merry Crimbo in their native tongues – great idea! James Milner even does it in Yorkshire! 9/10.

Everton

Roberto’s Christmas message. Like your turkey, it’s nice enough but a bit dry. 7/10.

Stoke City

Yes it’s a retweet of sorts, but a Stoke flag in space? Very cool. 9/10.

Southampton

A bit like Everton, but a bit half-hearted this from Ron. And we suspect that roaring fire is fake. 5/10.

West Brom

The culmination of an advent calendar, but not exactly cheery. 4/10.

AFC Bournemouth

Together, you could have put more effort into this. 2/10.

Chelsea

Superb. A lot of time and attention has gone into this and it shows. 10/10.

Norwich

Heartwarming stuff from the Canaries. 8/10.

Newcastle

The old ‘players wish you a Merry Christmas’ routine, but lacking in graphics or any real pizzazz. 4/10.

Swansea

Bringing players and fans together. Isn’t that what it’s all about? The answer is yes. 7/10.

Sunderland

Snowy but not particularly punny. 3/10.

Aston Villa

We waited for a full minute assuming this was a vine. Gutted. 2/10.