EPL opts out of Christmas Eve matches for 2024-2025

The 2024-25 Premier League campaign will begin on August 17^th, the FA shared today, 3 months after the current season ends.

The @premierleague says “there will be no Premier League fixture on Christmas Eve during the 2024/25 season”.

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) December 22, 2023

The new campaign starts just over a month after the Euro 2024 finishes, with the match for the trophy on July 14^th.

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The last matches of the next season will be played on May 25^th, 2025, and the campaign will not feature a game on Christmas Eve after a backlash in the current season.

“In keeping with previous commitments made to teams to address the congested schedule across the Festive period, arrangements will be made to make sure more rest time over 3 of the festive game rounds, with no side playing within 60 hours of another game,” the Premier League admitted.

“There will be no match on Christmas Eve.”

Chelsea will face Wolverhampton at Molineux Stadium on Christmas Eve on Sunday.