Chelsea will play on Christmas Eve for the first time in 28 years, according to official Premier League holiday schedule.

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The festive schedule for the Premier League has been revealed.

For several months now, football fans nationwide have been wondering which games will be shown over the Christmas and New Year break.

 

The first Christmas Eve game in twenty-eight years will feature Chelsea and Wolves.

 

First up on Boxing Day are Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

 

The best match on Boxing Day is Aston Villa vs. Manchester United.

 

And the long-awaited answers to their queries have now been provided.

The Prem leaders revealed on Thursday afternoon the times and channels for their feast of celebratory football.

And the match that caught our attention was Chelsea’s Christmas Eve trip to Wolves.

After a whopping 28 years, the Molineux melee will be the first Prem match to happen on Santa’s busiest day of the year.

 

As a result, in order to ensure that they get back home before the big man arrives, Blues supporters will need to make a swift trip from Molineux to Birmingham New Street Station.

Amazon, TNT Sports, and Sky Sports have split the broadcasting rights for the holiday games.

Aston Villa’s visit to Old Trafford at 8 p.m. completes Amazon Prime Boxing Day coverage, which begins with Newcastle’s matchup against Nottingham Forest.

New Year’s Eve matches between Arsenal and Tottenham, two teams from North London, will conclude 2024 at 2pm.

 

There are two games on New Year’s Eve, with Arsenal visiting Fulham.

 

The Gunners’ match against Fulham in West London will air on Sky Sports concurrently with Spurs’ match against Bournemouth.

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On New Year’s Day, football fans can look forward to a delicious 8 p.m. kickoff at St. James Park when Newcastle takes on Liverpool, making it a late Christmas cracker.

 

Premier League festive fixture list

December 21

20:00 Crystal Palace v Brighton (Sky Sports)

December 22

20:00 Aston Villa v Sheff Utd (Sky Sports)

December 23

12:30 West Ham v Manchester United (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)

December 24

13:00 Wolves v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

December 26

12:30 Newcastle v Nott’m Forest (Amazon Prime)
AFC Bournemouth v Fulham (Amazon Prime)
Sheff Utd v Luton Town (Amazon Prime)
17:30 Burnley v Liverpool (Amazon Prime)
20:00 Man Utd v Aston Villa (Amazon Prime)

December 27

19:30 Brentford v Wolves (Prime Video)
19:30 Chelsea v Crystal Palace (Prime Video)
20:15 Everton v Manchester City (Prime Video)

 

Newcastle and Liverpool play a mouthwatering match on New Year’s Day.

 

December 28

19:30 Brighton v Spurs (Prime Video)
20:15 Arsenal v West Ham (Prime Video)

 

December 30

12:30 Luton Town v Chelsea (TNT Sports)
Aston Villa v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Manchester City v Sheff Utd
Wolves v Everton
17:30 Nott’m Forest v Man Utd (Sky Sports)

December 31

14:00 Fulham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
14:00 Spurs v AFC Bournemouth

New Year’s Day

20:00 Liverpool v Newcastle (Sky Sports)

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