Premier League festive schedule to feature first Christmas Eve match in 28 years
The Premier League has confirmed the action-packed Christmas schedule will include a match on Christmas Eve
31 October 2023 3
Premier League clubs have learned of their schedules over the Christmas period, with fixtures over the festive period announced.
Just the second-ever Premier League fixture hosted on Christmas Eve will be played between Wolves and Chelsea at Molineux on Sunday 24 December, 28 years after Leeds United beat Manchester United 3-1 in 1995.
Originally scheduled for December 23, the game has now moved as clubs look to squeeze in as many games as possible ahead of a winter break in January.
The Premier League said: “As in previous seasons, special arrangements have been made to allow more time between games played across the three festive matchweeks.
Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea FC at Molineux on April 8, 2023 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)” class=” lazy-image-van” onerror=”if(this.src && this.src.indexOf(‘missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)” data-normal=”https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/fourfourtwo/media/img/missing-image.svg” data-srcset=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w” data-sizes=”(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw – 40px)” data-original-mos=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8.jpg” data-pin-media=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8.jpg”/>Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea FC at Molineux on April 8, 2023 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)” class=” lazy-image-van” onerror=”if(this.src && this.src.indexOf(‘missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)” data-normal=”https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/fourfourtwo/media/img/missing-image.svg” data-srcset=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-480-80.jpg 480w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-1200-80.jpg 1200w” data-sizes=”(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw – 40px)” data-original-mos=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8.jpg” data-pin-media=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8.jpg”/>Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea FC at Molineux on April 8, 2023 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)” class=” lazy-image-van” onerror=”if(this.src && this.src.indexOf(‘missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)” data-normal=”https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/fourfourtwo/media/img/missing-image.svg” data-srcset=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-480-80.jpg 480w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8-1200-80.jpg 1200w” data-sizes=”(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw – 40px)” src=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8.jpg” data-pin-media=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvnhGubeUJxKSKnDm7P9H8.jpg”/>
Chelsea's match away at Wolves will be played on Christmas Eve (Image credit: Getty Images)
“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.”
Starting from Thursday 21 December, the Premier League schedule will feature just two free days across a fortnight – Christmas Day and December 29 – starting with Crystal Palace hosting Brighton and concluding with West Ham's match against the same opponents on Thursday 2 January.
Manchester City's home match against Brentford, originally scheduled for December 23, has been postponed due to Pep Guardiola's side competing in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime will all share broadcasting duties over the festive period.
Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester City at Gtech Community Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)” class=” lazy-image-van” onerror=”if(this.src && this.src.indexOf(‘missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)” data-normal=”https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/fourfourtwo/media/img/missing-image.svg” data-srcset=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w” data-sizes=”(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw – 40px)” data-original-mos=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU.jpg” data-pin-media=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU.jpg”/>Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester City at Gtech Community Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)” class=” lazy-image-van” onerror=”if(this.src && this.src.indexOf(‘missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)” data-normal=”https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/fourfourtwo/media/img/missing-image.svg” data-srcset=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-480-80.jpg 480w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-1200-80.jpg 1200w” data-sizes=”(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw – 40px)” data-original-mos=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU.jpg” data-pin-media=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU.jpg”/>Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester City at Gtech Community Stadium on May 28, 2023 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)” class=” lazy-image-van” onerror=”if(this.src && this.src.indexOf(‘missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)” data-normal=”https://vanilla.futurecdn.net/fourfourtwo/media/img/missing-image.svg” data-srcset=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-480-80.jpg 480w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU-1200-80.jpg 1200w” data-sizes=”(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw – 40px)” src=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU.jpg” data-pin-media=”https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUrs8thqxZ9bdfe6KwAvsU.jpg”/>
Manchester City's game against Brentford has been postponed (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Sunday 24 December
Wolves vs Chelsea, 1pm GMT
Tuesday 26 December
Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest, 12.30pm GMT Bournemouth vs Fulham, 3pm GMT Sheffield United vs Luton Town, 3pm GMT Burnley vs Liverpool, 5.30pm GMT Manchester United vs Aston Villa, 8pm GMT
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Thursday 28 December
Brighton vs Tottenham, 7.30pm GMT Arsenal vs West Ham, 8.15pm GMT
Saturday 30 December
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