Festive football fixtures: Premier League action this Christmas

Jonathan Victoria • 27 Nov 2024 Features

Fixture congestion? Nothing but a Premier League Christmas tradition!

While other European leagues are nearing their winter break, December is when the Premier League throws games at us!

Over the final month of 2024 and the first month of 2025, there will be a ludicrous 100 fixtures between 3rd December to 26th January. That’s Premier League games only, nevermind EFL Cup, FA Cup and continental competition games that are going on too.

It’s a whole lot of football coming our way, but while it may be grueling for the players, we sure can’t wait for another exciting and manic festive period of Premier League football!

Matchday 14: 3rd – 5th December

Tuesday 3rd December

• Ipswich vs Crystal Palace, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Leicester vs West Ham, 8:15pm, Prime Video

Wednesday 4th December

• Everton vs Wolves, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Newcastle vs Liverpool, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Southampton vs Chelsea, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Arsenal vs Manchester United, 8:15pm, Prime Video
• Aston Villa vs Brentford, 8:15pm, Prime Video

Thursday 5th December

• Fulham vs Brighton, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Bournemouth vs Tottenham, 8:15pm, Prime Video

Matchday 15: 7th – 9th December

Saturday 7th December

• Everton vs Liverpool, 12:30pm, TNT Sports
• Aston Villa vs Southampton, 3pm
• Brentford vs Newcastle, 3pm
• Crystal Palace vs Manchester City, 3pm
• Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, 5:30pm, Sky Sports

Sunday 8th December

• Fulham vs Arsenal, 2pm, Sky Sports
• Leicester vs Brighton, 2pm
• Ipswich vs Bournemouth, 2pm
• Tottenham vs Chelsea, 4:30pm, Sky Sports

Monday 9th December

• West Ham vs Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports

Matchday 16: 14th – 16th December

Saturday 14th December

• Arsenal vs Everton, 3pm
• Liverpool vs Fulham, 3pm
• Wolves vs Ipswich, 3pm
• Newcastle vs Leicester, 3pm
• Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 5:30pm, Sky Sports

Sunday 15th December

• Brighton vs Crystal Palace, 2pm, Sky Sports
• Manchester City vs Manchester United, 4:30pm, Sky Sports
• Southampton vs Tottenham, 7pm, TNT Sports
• Chelsea vs Brentford, 7pm

Monday 16th December

• Bournemouth vs West Ham, 8pm, Sky Sports

Matchday 17: 21st & 22nd December

Saturday 21st December

• Aston Villa vs Manchester City, 12:30pm, TNT Sports
• West Ham vs Brighton, 3pm
• Brentford vs Nottingham Forest, 3pm
• Ipswich vs Newcastle, 3pm
• Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, 5:30pm, Sky Sports

Sunday 22nd December

• Fulham vs Southampton, 2pm, Sky Sports
• Leicester vs Wolves, 2pm
• Everton vs Chelsea, 2pm
• Manchester United vs Bournemouth, 2pm
• Tottenham vs Liverpool, 4:30pm, Sky Sports

Matchday 18: 26th & 27th December

Thursday 26th December

• Manchester City vs Everton, 12:30pm, Prime Video
• Southampton vs West Ham, 3pm, Prime Video
• Chelsea vs Fulham, 3pm, Prime Video
• Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham, 3pm, Prime Video
• Newcastle vs Aston Villa, 3pm, Prime Video
• Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace, 3pm, Prime Video
• Wolves vs Manchester United, 5:30pm, Prime Video
• Liverpool vs Leicester, 8pm, Prime Video

Friday 27th December

• Brighton vs Brentford, 7:30pm, Prime Video
• Arsenal vs Ipswich, 8:15pm, Prime Video

Matchday 19: 29th December – 1st January

Sunday 29th December

• Leicester vs Manchester City, 2:30pm, Sky Sports
• Crystal Palace vs Southampton, 3pm
• Fulham vs Bournemouth, 3pm
• Tottenham vs Wolves, 3pm
• Everton vs Nottingham Forest, 3pm
• West Ham vs Liverpool, 5:15pm, Sky Sports

Monday 30th December

• Aston Villa vs Brighton, 7:45pm
• Ipswich vs Chelsea, 7:45pm
• Manchester United vs Newcastle, 8pm, Sky Sports

Wednesday 1st December

• Brentford vs Arsenal, 5:30pm, TNT Sports

Matchday 20: 4th – 6th January

Saturday 4th January

• Tottenham vs Newcastle, 12:30pm, TNT Sports
• Bournemouth vs Everton, 3pm
• Southampton vs Brentford, 3pm
• Crystal Palace vs Everton, 3pm
• Aston Villa vs Leicester, 3pm
• Manchester City vs West Ham, 3pm
• Brighton vs Arsenal, 5:30pm, Sky Sports

Sunday 5th January

• Fulham vs Ipswich, 2pm, Sky Sports
• Liverpool vs Manchester United, 4:30pm, Sky Sports

Monday 6th January

• Wolves vs Nottingham Forest, 8pm, Sky Sports

Matchday 21: 14th – 16th January

Tuesday 14th January

• Brentford vs Manchester City, 7:30pm, TNT Sports
• Chelsea vs Bournemouth, 7:30pm, TNT Sports
• West Ham vs Fulham, 7:30pm, TNT Sports
• Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, 8pm, TNT Sports

Wednesday 15th January

• Everton vs Aston Villa, 7:30pm, TNT Sports
• Leicester vs Crystal Palace, 7:30pm, TNT Sports
• Newcastle vs Wolves, 7:30pm, TNT Sports
• Arsenal vs Tottenham, 8pm, TNT Sports

Matchday 22: 18th – 20th January

Saturday 18th January

• Newcastle vs Bournemouth, 12:30pm, TNT Sports
• Leicester vs Fulham, 3pm
• West Ham vs Crystal Palace, 3pm
• Brentford vs Liverpool, 3pm
• Arsenal vs Aston Villa, 5:30pm, Sky Sports

Sunday 19th January

• Everton vs Tottenham, 2pm, Sky Sports
• Manchester United vs Brighton, 2pm
• Nottingham Forest vs Southampton, 2pm
• Ipswich vs Manchester City, 4:30pm, Sky Sports

Monday 20th January

• Chelsea vs Wolves, 8pm, Sky Sports

Matchday 23: 25th & 26th January

Saturday 25th January

• Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest, 3pm
• Brighton vs Everton, 3pm
• Liverpool vs Ipswich, 3pm
• Southampton vs Newcastle, 3pm
• Wolves vs Arsenal, 3pm
• Manchester City vs Chelsea, 5:30pm

Sunday 26th January

• Crystal Palace vs Brentford, 2pm, Sky Sports
• Tottenham vs Leicester, 2pm
• Aston Villa vs West Ham, 4:30pm, Sky Sports
• Fulham vs Manchester United, 7pm, TNT Sports

Christmas crackers: Highlight fixtures

Amongst all these games, there are a few matches that need to be picked out as must-watch affairs.

Be it a six-pointer between two teams vying for the same spot or a simple derby match, here are our picks for the festive periods’ best games.

Everton vs Liverpool, Saturday 7th December

While not a monumental game as the two sides are currently separated by 20 points in the league, this Merseyside Derby will be special as it is to be the final one played at Goodison Park (scheduled for the Premier League, that is. Can’t say they won’t be drawn against one another in a round of the FA Cup).

The Toffees will be moving into their new stadium at the end of this year, so expect some emotions from this game - and maybe even a good contest because of that fact.

Tottenham vs Chelsea, Sunday 8th December

Liverpool may be running away with the title at the moment, but the fight for the remaining three spots in the top four couldn’t be any tighter.

Only five points separates Man City in second and Newcastle in 10th. Within that range, you’ll find the London pair of Spurs and Chelsea, who will go head-to-head early in December with bragging rights and a strong hold on a top four spot up for grabs. It may be early, but it always helps to beat a rival.

Manchester City vs Manchester United, Sunday 15th December

One of the most famous rivalries in the world, the Manchester Derby is always an occasion when it comes around,

This year could be a rather interesting affair, depending on if each side can start finding their best form once again. United under new manager Ruben Amorim has a lot to prove, can they have themselves sorted and ready to take on their mighty neighbours in sky blue?

Arsenal vs Tottenham, Wednesday 15th January

Another fierce rivalry, the North London Derby comes with incredible bragging rights, and with both sides fairly close in the table, neither will want to take the loss.

Mikel Arteta already has one tactical battle victory over Ange Postecoglou, the pairs contrasting playing styles seeing the Gunners come away with a 1-0 early in the season. Will Spurs get their revenge at the Emirates?

Manchester City vs Chelsea, Saturday 25th January

Man City and Chelsea are seemingly incapable of putting on a bad showing, so expect sparks to fly in this matchup.

Where to watch

Many of the fixtures above will be shown live, although they won’t all be on the same channel.

Unfortunately, as standard any 3pm games on a Saturday will not be shown, and you’ll find that if there is more than one game at the same time on a Sunday on Sky Sports, only one of them will be shown. But other than that, everything will be available to watch!

As usual, TNT Sports will be showing the early kick-offs (12:30pm on Saturdays) while Sky Sports has the late ones (5:30pm on Saturdays), as well as Super Sundays.

There will also be some rare later Saturday games which TNT Sports has the rights to, as is the unique 10 games of Matchday 21, which will all be live on TNT Sports.

And of course, the festive period is when Amazon Prime Video returns to host some fixtures. They will have two lots of full matchday coverage, providing live viewing for all the games on Matchday 14 (3rd - 5th December) and 18 (26th & 27th December).