Premier League festive fixtures confirmed with Chelsea landing first Christmas Eve match in 28 years
THE Premier League have confirmed their festive fixture list.
Footie fans up and down the country have been wondering which matches will be broadcast on tele during the Christmas and New Year period for several months.
GETTYChelsea and Wolves will play in the first Christmas Eve match in 28 years[/caption]
Newcastle and Nottingham Forest kick off the Boxing Day fixturesGETTY
THE TIMESAston Villa’s trip to Manchester United is the pick of the Boxing Day matches[/caption]
And the answers to their long-burning questions have been finally answered.
Prem chiefs announced the times and channels for their feast of festive football on Thursday afternoon.
Chelsea will face Wolves in the Prem first Christmas Eve match in a staggering 28 years.
That means Blues fans will have to make a quick dash from Molineux to Birmingham New Street Station London to make sure they’re back home before Santa arrives.
The broadcasting rights for the festive fixtures have been shared between Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon.
Newcastle’s clash with Nottingham Forest kicks off Amazon Prime Boxing Day coverage, with Aston Villa‘s trip to Old Trafford at 8pm rounding things off.
North London duo Arsenal and Tottenham will close out 2024 with 2pm matches.
The Gunners’ trip to West London to take on Fulham will be broadcast on Sky Sports at the same time as Spurs host Bournemouth.
And footie fans are in for a late Christmas cracker on New Year’s Day as Newcastle host Liverpool at St James Park in a tasty 8pm kick-off.
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EPAArsenal’s trip to Fulham is one of two matches on New Year’s Eve[/caption]
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 host Liverpool in a tasty New Year’s Day tussleREX
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)
January 2
19:30 West Ham v Brighton (Sky Sports)
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