Festive football fixtures: Premier League action this Christmas

Jonathan Victoria • 27 Nov 2025 Features

Fixture congestion? Nothing but a Premier League Christmas tradition!

Festive football fixtures: Premier League action this Christmas

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

Over the final month of 2025 and the first month of 2026, there will be plenty of Prem action for us all to enjoy. And don’t forget, we’re just talking Premier League here, nevermind the 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 13: 29th & 30th November

Saturday 29th November

Brentford vs Burnley | 3pm
Manchester City vs Leeds | 3pm
Sunderland vs Bournemouth | 3pm
Everton vs Newcastle | 5:30pm | Sky Sports
Tottenham vs Fulham | 8pm | Sky Sports

Sunday 30th November

Crystal Palace vs Manchester United | 12pm | TNT Sports
Aston Villa vs Wolves | 2:05pm | Sky Sports
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton | 2:05pm | Sky Sports
West Ham vs Liverpool | 2:05pm | Sky Sports
Chelsea vs Arsenal | 4:30pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 14: 2nd - 4th December

Tuesday 2nd December

Bournemouth vs Everton | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Fulham vs Manchester City | 7:30pm
Newcastle vs Tottenham | 8:15pm | Sky Sports

Wednesday 3rd December

Arsenal vs Brentford | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Brighton vs Aston Villa | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Burnley vs Crystal Palace | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Wolves vs Nottingham Forest | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Leeds vs Chelsea | 8:15pm | Sky Sports
Liverpool vs Sunderland | 8:15pm | Sky Sports

Thursday 4th December

Manchester United vs West Ham | 8pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 15: 6th - 8th December

Saturday 6th December

Aston Villa vs Arsenal | 12:30pm | TNT Sports
Bournemouth vs Chelsea | 3pm
Everton vs Nottingham Forest | 3pm
Manchester City vs Sunderland | 3pm
Newcastle vs Burnley | 3pm
Tottenham vs Brentford | 3pm
Leeds vs Liverpool | 5:30pm | Sky Sports

Sunday 7th December

Brighton vs West Ham| 2pm | Sky Sports
Fulham vs Crystal Palace | 4:30pm | Sky Sports

Monday 8th December

Wolves vs Manchester United | 8pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 16: 13th - 15th December

Saturday 13th December

Chelsea vs Everton | 3pm
Liverpool vs Brighton | 3pm
Burnley vs Fulham | 5:30pm
Arsenal vs Wolves | 8pm | TNT Sports

Sunday 14th December

Crystal Palace vs Manchester City | 2pm | Sky Sports
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham | 2pm | Sky Sports
Sunderland vs Newcastle | 2pm | Sky Sports
West Ham vs Aston Villa | 2pm | Sky Sports
Brentford vs Leeds | 4:30pm | Sky Sports

Monday 15th December

Manchester United vs Bournemouth | 8pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 17: 20th - 22nd December

Saturday 20th December

Newcastle vs Chelsea | 12:30pm | TNT Sports
Bournemouth vs Burnley | 3pm
Brighton vs Sunderland | 3pm
Manchester City vs West Ham | 3pm
Wolves vs Brentford | 3pm
Tottenham vs Liverpool | 5:30pm | Sky Sports
Everton vs Arsenal | 8pm | Sky Sports
Leeds vs Crystal Palace | 8pm | Sky Sports

Sunday 21st December

Aston Villa vs Manchester United | 4:30pm | Sky Sports

Monday 22nd December

Fulham vs Nottingham Forest | 8pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 18: 26th - 28th December

Friday 26th December

Manchester United vs Newcastle | 8pm | Sky Sports

Saturday 27th December

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City | 12:30pm | TNT Sports
Arsenal vs Brighton | 3pm
Brentford vs Bournemouth | 3pm
Burnley vs Everton | 3pm
Liverpool vs Wolves | 3pm
West Ham vs Fulham | 3pm
Chelsea vs Aston Villa | 5:30pm | Sky Sports

Sunday 28th December

Sunderland vs Leeds | 2pm | Sky Sports
Crystal Palace vs Tottenham | 4:30pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 19: 30th December & 1st January

Tuesday 30th December

Burnley vs Newcastle | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Chelsea vs Bournemouth | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Nottingham Forest vs Everton | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
West Ham vs Brighton | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Arsenal vs Aston Villa | 8:15pm | Sky Sports
Manchester United vs Wolves | 8:15pm | Sky Sports

Thursday 1st January

Crystal Palace vs Fulham | 5:30pm | Sky Sports
Liverpool vs Leeds | 5:30pm | Sky Sports
Brentford vs Tottenham | 8pm | Sky Sports
Sunderland vs Manchester City | 8pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 20: 3rd & 4th January

Saturday 3rd January

Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest | 12:30pm | Sky Sports
Brighton vs Burnley | 3pm
Wolves vs West Ham | 3pm
Bournemouth vs Arsenal | 5:30pm | Sky Sports

Sunday 4th January

Leeds vs Manchester United | 12:30pm | TNT Sports
Everton vs Brentford | 3pm | Sky Sports
Fulham vs Liverpool | 3pm | Sky Sports
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace | 3pm | Sky Sports
Tottenham vs Sunderland | 3pm | Sky Sports
Manchester City vs Chelsea | 5:30pm | Sky Sports

Matchday 21: 6th - 8th January

Tuesday 6th January

West Ham vs Nottingham Forest | 8pm | Sky Sports

Wednesday 7th January

Bournemouth vs Tottenham | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Brentford vs Sunderland | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Everton vs Wolves | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Fulham vs Chelsea | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Manchester City vs Brighton | 7:30pm | Sky Sports
Burnley vs Manchester United | 8:15pm | Sky Sports
Newcastle vs Leeds | 8:15pm | Sky Sports

Thursday 8th January

Arsenal vs Liverpool | 8pm | Sky 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.

Chelsea vs Arsenal | Sunday 30th November

An all-London cracker during the first matchday to kick things off, it’s the league leaders taking on the world champions (still hate that).

A win for Arsenal could take them nine points clear at the top if other results go their way, a grand step that would help during this busy time of year.

Manchester City vs Chelsea | Sunday 4th January

Will it be the blues to the North or the blues down south getting bragging rights? Man City vs Chelsea often delivers and no doubt it will once again when they meet during Matchday 20.

Arsenal vs Liverpool | Thursday 8th January

It’s the potential soon-to-be champions vs failing defending champions as the Gunners look to continue their ways.

Of course, this match comes at the end of the crazy holiday period, so who knows where each side will be by this point. Regardless, this is one hell of a way to end the festive football season!

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 kickoffs (12:30pm on Saturdays) while Sky Sports has the late ones (5:30pm & 8pm on Saturdays), as well as Super Sundays and the midweek fixtures.