Before Tottenham's draw with West Ham on Thursday night, Mauricio Pochettino spoke of the difficulty with maintaining momentum over such a busy period while also keeping team selection consistent.

With no winter break and the English tradition of feasting on Christmas football preserved for the time being, that is exactly the challenge that Premier League managers faced over the past two weeks.

As it is every year, the debate resurfaced over whether the demands on players at this time time of year are too great, while armchair fans happily gorged on a colossal 40 matches in 14 days.

Really, supporters aren't concerned about the well-being of players: they are actually only worried about their team's results and how many of their own players came out the other side unscathed.

There was a huge variety in approaches to the busy festive schedule, with Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez making 17 changes to his lineups over the four games - over half the maximum of 33 - while Sean Dyche made only two changes to the Burnley starting team.