The Premier League has confirmed there will likely be just one Premier League sport on Boxing Day, with Manchester United to host Newcastle United at 8pm. The late kick-off might trigger journey points for Newcastle followers, with public transport restricted on the vacation.
The league cited the growth of European competitors in explaining its schedule. The final time Boxing Day was a Friday, in 2014, there was a full top-flight programme.
A Premier League spokesperson stated: “The Premier League wish to acknowledge the circumstances which have led to a diminished variety of matches on Boxing Day this season – impacting an necessary custom in English soccer. There are actually a number of challenges to Premier League fixture scheduling rooted within the growth of European membership competitions, which led to a revision of our home calendar forward of final season, together with adjustments to the FA Cup. This in the end left the Premier League as a 33-weekend competitors – fewer than earlier seasons, regardless of being a 380-match competitors since 1995.
“With fewer weekends to work with, the league is certain by how the calendar falls. The league may give an assurance that subsequent season there will likely be extra Premier League matches on Boxing Day because the date falls on a Saturday. As with earlier years, and consistent with our dedication to golf equipment, particular preparations have been made to permit extra time between video games performed throughout the festive interval. This can permit better time for gamers to get well with the remainder intervals between rounds 18, 19 and 20 being elevated to make sure that no membership performs inside 60 hours of one other match.”
There will likely be seven Premier League video games on Saturday 27 December, beginning with Nottingham Forest internet hosting Manchester Metropolis at 12.30pm. 5 video games kick off at 3pm and Aston Villa are at Chelsea for a 5.30pm kickoff.
The final video games of spherical 18 are the subsequent day, with Sunderland v Leeds at 2pm earlier than Crystal Palace host Tottenham at 4.30pm.
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The league should ship 33 weekends of fixtures as a part of its dedication to broadcasters. On a regular Premier League weekend fixtures are, by default, performed at 3pm on Saturday except they're moved to a specified broadcast slot. This season there is just one broadcast slot reserved for a Friday.
