Premier League fans were given an early Christmas present on Sunday as Tottenham and Liverpool played out a nine-goal thriller.

The Reds cruised to a 6-3 victory in north London as Ange Postecoglou’s side once again showed caution against the free-flowing league leaders.

Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah both scored twice, with Dominik Sobozlai and Alexis McAllister on target as James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominik Solank scored for the hosts.

Only six times have more goals been scored in a Premier League game since the competition began in 1992. Here’s how those games played out.

Portsmouth 7-4 Reading (2007-08)

The highest-scoring Premier League game of all time was an 11-goal thriller between Portsmouth and Reading in September 2007, which ended 7–4.

A classic of the ‘Barclays’ era, perhaps Chris Kamara’s Soccer Saturday is equally remembered for the event count, with Benjani scoring a hat-trick.

Players like Herman Hriderson, Niko Kranjkar, Dave Kisten, Stephen Hunt, Shane Long and Sully Muntari were also on the scoresheet to add to the nostalgia of this match.

Tottenham 6-4 Reading (2007-08)

Reading was at the wrong end of another top scorer a few months later during the visit of Tottenham, who also has a habit of appearing in goal-laden games.

Postecoglou has invoked many of the spirit of the 2007–08 Spurs side this season, with the game in December 2007 being one of several high-scoring games he was involved in.

Dimitar Berbatov scored four goals in this one at White Hart Lane, with Steed Malbrand and Jermain Defoe also on target.

Tottenham 9-1 Wigan (2009-10)

Tottenham’s second 10-goal haul in under a year was much more one-sided as they put Wigan Athletic to the sword.

Peter Crouch scored the only goal of the first half before Defoe took center-stage with five as Aaron Lennon, David Bentley and the man Kranjker made another appearance.

Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal (2011-12)

Manchester United’s 8-2 thrashing of Arsenal is one of the most iconic and shocking scorelines in Premier League history.

The pair are two of the country’s most successful teams and have served up some swashbuckling affairs in the past, but this encounter comes at a time when the Gunners have been in deep decline under Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal looked helpless to stop United at Old Trafford as Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick, including two free-kicks, and Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck, Nani and Park Ji-sung also found the net. Arsenal also finished the game with 10 men after Carl Jenkinson’s red card.

Arsenal 7-3 Newcastle (2012-13)

Another 10-goal run for Arsenal followed but this time they were on the right side thanks to a Theo Walcott masterclass in December 2012.

The former England winger scored a hat-trick and set up two more during an entertaining festive match in north London.

Newcastle equalized three times in a thrilling 3-3 draw before the Gunners pulled away with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud the other scorers.

West Brom 5-5 Manchester United (2012-13)

The last of Sir Alex’s 1,491 games in charge of Man Utd was perhaps his strangest as United played out a 5-5 draw at West Brom.

Having already wrapped up the title, the Red Devils – and indeed West Brom – decided to put on a show.

United were 3-0 up before the Baggies pulled it back to 3-2 through James Morrison and Romelu Lukaku, only for Robin van Persie to inspire the hosts to go 5-2 up.

But just when it looked like Sir Alex would be celebrating another win, Lukaku’s double and Yussuf Mulumbu denied the Scottish great a triumphant departure.