Premier League schedules Christmas eve game

The Premier League has officially announced what matches will be played during the holiday period between Christmas and New Years in England’s top flight.

The most interesting details is that the Wolverhampton-Chelsea clash is scheduled for Christmas eve at 1 pm local time, which turns out to be the first match in 28 years to be played on December 24.

Chelsea’s trip to Wolves in December will be played on Christmas Eve, the first time a Premier League fixture is played on that date since 1995 🎄 pic.twitter.com/vZpUbwAngi

— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 26, 2023

Here is the full schedule for this period:

Saturday, December 23

West Ham – Manchester United
Liverpool – Arsenal

Sunday, December 24

Wolverhampton – Chelsea

Tuesday, December 26

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Newcastle – Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth v Fulham
Sheffield United – Luton
Burnley – Liverpool
Manchester United – Aston Villa

Wednesday, December 27

Brentford – Wolves
Chelsea – Crystal Palace
Everton – Manchester City

Thursday, December 28

Brighton – Tottenham
Arsenal – West Ham

Saturday, December 30

Luton – Chelsea
Nottingham Forest – Manchester United

Sunday, December 31

Fulham – Arsenal
Tottenham – Bournemouth

Monday, January 1

Liverpool – Newcastle