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
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