The 12 Premier League games so iconic they’ve got their own Wikipedia page

It's been over thirty years since the Premier League was founded, and in that time there have been countless classic matches.

But only twelve of these are iconic enough to warrant their own pages on Wikipedia, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal being the top names.

We took a look at the dozens of games that made the cut. No complaints here.

An iconic score until Southampton decided everyone deserves one to their name.

Andy Cole took full advantage of the Tractor Boys' lax defense, scoring five times in the 90 minutes, while Mark Hughes was in the action with a brace.

Roy Keane and Paul Ince also got their names on the scoresheet, although that wasn't enough to help the Red Devils land eventual league winners Blackburn.

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Tony Warner made 120 appearances on the bench for Liverpool, but never actually played for them. At least he had a front row seat for perhaps the biggest Premier League match in history…

Another Wiki-worthy match lit up the English game a year later when Liverpool and Newcastle faced off, with the Magpies looking for their first title with the competition in its new guise.

Unfortunately for them, Collymore was closing in.

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It took 20 years for Leicester City to play on United's chips after recording the biggest away win in the Premier League in February 1999.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came off the bench to score four goals – three of which came after the 88th minute – and United won the treble four months later. Didn't Bayern Munich analyze the opposition at the time?

Officially titled 'Battle of Old Trafford' on Wikipedia, this match was goalless (the only 0-0 on this list), but there was no shortage of memorable moments and talking points.

After a fiercely fought ninety minutes, it reached a climax in the final minute when Ruud van Nistelrooy dubiously won a penalty, which resulted in the dismissal of Patrick Vieira.

Van Nistelrooy missed the penalty, resulting in scenes no one wants to see, with Martin Keown jumping into the Dutchman's face. Sensationally spiky.

Officially titled “Battle of the Buffet” on Wikipedia – like a DVD sequel to the previous season's corresponding match – the entry contains the wonderful subtitle and clarification: “Pizzagate: Not to be confused with the Pizzagate conspiracy theory.”

2003 was a simpler time, when the biggest pizza controversy involved an Arsenal player (later revealed to be Cesc Fabregas) throwing a slice of pizza at Sir Alex Ferguson.

Eighteen years later, Arsenal fans still won't shut up about Mike Riley's referee that day, and to be fair, they probably have a point…

The highest scoring Premier League match in history.

A hat-trick from Benjani helped Pompey take a 4-2 lead, and they looked set for an entertaining, if not exactly historic, three points.

But five more goals needed to be scored, including two in stoppage time, to put this match into the record books. 11 goals in one match. My condolences to whoever had to summarize it in spicy highlights for Match of the Day.

This clash is almost certainly the most chaotic Manchester derby we have ever seen.

Under new ownership, Mark Hughes took his City side to his former stomping grounds, confident he would cause trouble, and my god, they came close.

A goal from Wayne Rooney and a surprise brace from Darren Fletcher were canceled out by Gareth Barry and a double from Craig Bellamy, including an equalizer in the 90th minute

But with the subsequent celebrations over, Martin Atkinson added two extra minutes to the first four announced minutes. Michael Owen then did his thing and left Hughes fuming.

One of the classiest thrashings in Manchester United's Premier League history.

There were surprises galore at Old Trafford. Ashley Young buried two from long range, Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick and Nani and Park Ji-Sung were on hand to make it eight.

It was probably that day that Robin van Persie realized where his future lay if you think about it.

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AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOO…

No one expected this when the two sides started on that Friday evening five years ago.

Hat-tricks for Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy, and goals from Ben Chilwell, Youri Tielemans and James Maddison left Southampton utterly humiliated.

It'll be a while before we see anything like this again from the south coast outfit.

Oh for f-.

A nightmare night for the Saints. A feeling of fear like no other. Suffering 9-0 defeats in consecutive seasons. It's safe to say it was a Premier League first.

Surprisingly, no one scored a hat-trick in this match, with Anthony Martial's brace being the biggest gainer. Southampton will take some solace in the fact that they have avoided a nine-goal deficit since then.

Liverpool were yet to win in the Premier League when Bournemouth made the trip to Anfield early in the 2022/2023 season, but Scott Parker's side turned around and played dead as the Reds filled their boots.

“I feel sorry for the fans,” Parker said afterwards. I feel sorry for the players because we are poorly equipped at this level. This shines no light on me. There are players who are experiencing the Premier League for the first time.

“I never thought we would win 9-0, but I expected a real challenge at certain times in certain games.”

It was no surprise that he was fired a few days later. Bournemouth won the return match in March.