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EPL XMAS & BOXING DAY FIXTURES : Full festive schedule and kick-off times

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This year’s festive football schedule will see the first Premier League match played on Christmas Eve for 28 years when Wolves host Chelsea (13:00 GMT).

Each club will play three games between 21 December and 2 January, except for champions Manchester City and Brentford.

Crystal Palace host Brighton in the first Christmas fixture on Thursday, 21 December (20:00), while Aston Villa face Sheffield United on Friday, 22 December (20:00)

Six matches remain on Saturday, 23 December including Fulham’s game against Burnley, which will see Rebecca Welch become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture.

The scheduling of Chelsea’s visit to Wolves on Christmas Eve has drawn criticism with the Football Supporters’ Association, who said it was “an unwanted present which no-one asked for”, while the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust described the decision as “totally unacceptable”.

Chelsea will have the shortest recovery time, with 139.5 hours between their first kick-off and third kick-off, while Brighton have the most with 283.5 hours – double that of Chelsea.

Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Prime Video will share live broadcast rights throughout the festive season with the BBC showing highlights.

Premier League festive fixtures & schedule in full

Kick-offs 15:00 unless stated. All times GMT.

Thursday, 21 December

Crystal Palace v Brighton (20:00)

Friday, 22 December

Aston Villa v Sheffield United (20:00)

Saturday, 23 December

West Ham v Manchester United (12:30)

Fulham v Burnley

Luton Town v Newcastle United

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth

Tottenham v Everton

Liverpool v Arsenal (17:30)

Sunday, 24 December

Wolves v Chelsea (13:00)

Tuesday, 26 December – Boxing Day fixtures

Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (12:30)

Bournemouth v Fulham

Sheffield United v Luton Town

Burnley v Liverpool (17:30)

Manchester United v Aston Villa (20:00)

Wednesday, 27 December

Brentford v Wolves (19:30)

Chelsea v Crystal Palace (19:30)

Everton v Manchester City (20:15)

Thursday, 28 December

Brighton v Tottenham (19:30)

Arsenal v West Ham (20:15)

Saturday, 30 December

Luton Town v Chelsea (12:30)

Aston Villa v Burnley

Crystal Palace v Brentford

Manchester City v Sheffield United

Wolves v Everton

Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (17:30)

Sunday, 31 December

Fulham v Arsenal (14:00)

Tottenham v Bournemouth (14:00)

Monday, 1 January

Liverpool v Newcastle United (20:00)

Tuesday, 2 January

West Ham v Brighton (19:30)

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