5 players who have kept Chelsea in the title race over the festive period

2. Petr Cech

Chelsea’s goalkeeper Petr Cech similarly played every game, totalling a Performance Score of 97 over the Christmas period.

The Czech stopper’s three clean sheets take him to a total of seven for the season, while his impressive consistency this term has led to an average claim percentage (of crosses, high balls) of 98%. Even that average was surpassed over the festive fixtures though as Cech weighed in with four consecutive 100% takes.

He made one save in three of the games and two against Liverpool, though his total distribution success failed to rise above 31% in any match, an area for improvement perhaps.