It's tough to know who had the bigger workload during a Premier League festive period perhaps like no other, the players or the clubs’ medical departments.
Newcastle manager Steve Bruce lost four of his players to injury–and was forced to keep on the field a player, American DeAndre Yedlin, with a suspected broken hand–in a 20-minute spell around halftime during a game against Leicester on Wednesday.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe fielded already-injured players in his team’s loss at Brighton days earlier, while Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson acknowledged starting star player Wilfried Zaha against Norwich despite knowing he was carrying a problem.