Premier League announce live Xmas Eve game as Dec and Jan TV changes confirmed
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Wolves and Chelsea will face each other on Christmas Eve, as the Premier League announces some fixture changes for the festive period.
It will be the first time in 27 years since the English top flight staged a match on the day before Christmas. The last game to take place on the 24th December was the 1995 fixture between Leeds United and Manchester United, when a Tony Yeboah screamer helped secure a victory at Elland Road.
Mauricio Pochettino and Gary O'Neil will have to ensure their players have not saved their Christmas shopping or present wrapping til the day before, as they will be playing at Molineux. They are not the only ones who have seen their schedules changed.
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A statement from the Premier League explained: "special arrangements have been made to allow more time between games played across the three festive Matchweeks.
"This will allow greater time for players to recover, with the rest periods between Matchweeks 18, 19 and 20 being increased to ensure that no club plays within 60 hours of another match."
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On December 23, West Ham vs Manchester United will be the early kick off, with Fulham vs Burnley, Luton Town vs Newcastle, Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton taking place at 3pm, while Liverpool vs Arsenal will kick-off at 17:30.
On Boxing Day, there will only be five matches, with Newcastle United vs Forest as the 12:30 kick-off, and Bournemouth vs Fulham, Sheffield United vs Luton Town all kicking off at 3pm. Burnley vs Liverpool takes place at 17:30, just before the 8pm game featuring Manchester United and Aston Villa.
Below is the full schedule of games to take place during the festive period.
Tuesday 5 December
19:30 Wolves v Burnley (Prime Video)
20:15 Luton Town v Arsenal (Prime Video)
Wednesday 6 December
19:30 Brighton v Brentford (Prime Video)
19:30 Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth (Prime Video)
19:30 Fulham v Nott'm Forest (Prime Video)
19:30 Sheff Utd v Liverpool (Prime Video)
20:15 Aston Villa v Man City (Prime Video)
20:15 Man Utd v Chelsea (Prime Video)
Thursday 7 December
19:30 Everton v Newcastle (Prime Video)
20:15 Spurs v West Ham (Prime Video)
Saturday 9 December
12:30 Crystal Palace v Liverpool (TNT Sports)
Brighton v Burnley
Man Utd v AFC Bournemouth
Sheff Utd v Brentford
Wolves v Nott'm Forest
17:30 Aston Villa v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
Sunday 10 December
14:00 Everton v Chelsea*
14:00 Fulham v West Ham*
14:00 Luton Town v Man City (Sky Sports)
16:30 Spurs v Newcastle (Sky Sports)
*Moved due to Premier League matches being played the Thursday before
Friday 15 December
20:00 Nott'm Forest v Spurs (Sky Sports)
Saturday 16 December
AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town
Chelsea v Sheff Utd
Man City v Crystal Palace
Newcastle v Fulham
17:30 Burnley v Everton (Sky Sports)
Sunday 17 December
14:00 Arsenal v Brighton**
14:00 Brentford v Aston Villa**
14:00 West Ham v Wolves (Sky Sports)
16:30 Liverpool v Man Utd (Sky Sports)
**Moved due to participation in UEFA competitions the Thursday before
Thursday 21 December
20:00 Crystal Palace v Brighton (Sky Sports)
Friday 22 December
20:00 Aston Villa v Sheff Utd (Sky Sports)
Saturday 23 December
12:30 West Ham v Man Utd (TNT Sports)
Fulham v Burnley
Luton Town v Newcastle
Nott'm Forest v AFC Bournemouth
Spurs v Everton
17:30 Liverpool v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
Sunday 24 December
13:00 Wolves v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
Tuesday 26 December
12:30 Newcastle v Nott'm Forest (Prime Video)
AFC Bournemouth v Fulham (Prime Video)
Sheff Utd v Luton Town (Prime Video)
17:30 Burnley v Liverpool (Prime Video)
20:00 Man Utd v Aston Villa (Prime Video)
Wednesday 27 December
19:30 Brentford v Wolves (Prime Video)
19:30 Chelsea v Crystal Palace (Prime Video)
20:15 Everton v Man City (Prime Video)
Thursday 28 December
19:30 Brighton v Spurs (Prime Video)
20:15 Arsenal v West Ham (Prime Video)
Saturday 30 December
12:30 Luton Town v Chelsea (TNT Sports)
Aston Villa v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Man City v Sheff Utd
Wolves v Everton
17:30 Nott'm Forest v Man Utd (Sky Sports)
Sunday 31 December
14:00 Fulham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
14:00 Spurs v AFC Bournemouth***
***Moved due to Brighton v Spurs being played the Thursday before
Monday 1 January 2024
20:00 Liverpool v Newcastle (Sky Sports)
Tuesday 2 January 2024
19:30 West Ham v Brighton (Sky Sports)
Saturday 13 January 2024
12:30 Chelsea v Fulham (TNT Sports)
17:30 Newcastle v Man City (TNT Sports)
Sunday 14 January 2024
14:00 Everton v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
16:30 Man Utd v Spurs (Sky Sports)
Monday 15 January 2024
19:45 Burnley v Luton Town (TNT Sports)****
****Should either club be involved in an FA Cup replay, this match will move to 19:45 on Friday 12 January, live on TNT Sports. Should either club be involved in an FA Cup replay and Burnley also be involved in the EFL Cup semi-finals, the match will be played at 12:00 on Sunday 14 January, live on TNT Sports.
Saturday 20 January 2024
12:30 Arsenal v Crystal Palace (TNT Sports)
17:30 Brentford v Nott'm Forest (Sky Sports)
Sunday 21 January 2024
14:00 Sheff Utd v West Ham (TNT Sports)
16:30 AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool (Sky Sports)
Monday 22 January 2024
19:45 Brighton v Wolves (TNT Sports)
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