Premier League Christmas & New Year fixtures: Full festive schedule and kick-off times
This year's festive football schedule will see the first Premier League match played on Christmas Eve for 28 years when Wolves host Chelsea (13:00 GMT).
Each club will play three games between 21 December and 2 January, except for champions Manchester City and Brentford.
City are in Club World Cup action in Saudi Arabia, with the final taking place on 22 December. Their match with Brentford, originally scheduled for 23 December, has been postponed.
Crystal Palace host Brighton in the first Christmas fixture on Thursday, 21 December (20:00), while Aston Villa face Sheffield United on Friday, 22 December (20:00)
Six matches remain on Saturday, 23 December including Fulham's game against Burnley, which will see Rebecca Welch become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture.
The scheduling of Chelsea's visit to Wolves on Christmas Eve has drawn criticism with the Football Supporters' Association, who said it was "an unwanted present which no-one asked for", while the Chelsea Supporters' Trust described the decision as "totally unacceptable".
Chelsea will have the shortest recovery time, with 139.5 hours between their first kick-off and third kick-off, while Brighton have the most with 283.5 hours - double that of Chelsea.
Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Prime Video will share live broadcast rights throughout the festive season with the BBC showing highlights.
Premier League festive fixtures & schedule in full
Kick-offs 15:00 unless stated. All times GMT.
Thursday, 21 December
Crystal Palace v Brighton (20:00)
Friday, 22 December
Aston Villa v Sheffield United (20:00)
Saturday, 23 December
West Ham v Manchester United (12:30)
Fulham v Burnley
Luton Town v Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth
Tottenham v Everton
Liverpool v Arsenal (17:30)
Sunday, 24 December
Wolves v Chelsea (13:00)
Tuesday, 26 December - Boxing Day fixtures
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (12:30)
Bournemouth v Fulham
Sheffield United v Luton Town
Burnley v Liverpool (17:30)
Manchester United v Aston Villa (20:00)
Wednesday, 27 December
Brentford v Wolves (19:30)
Chelsea v Crystal Palace (19:30)
Everton v Manchester City (20:15)
Thursday, 28 December
Brighton v Tottenham (19:30)
Arsenal v West Ham (20:15)
Saturday, 30 December
Luton Town v Chelsea (12:30)
Aston Villa v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Manchester City v Sheffield United
Wolves v Everton
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (17:30)
Sunday, 31 December
Fulham v Arsenal (14:00)
Tottenham v Bournemouth (14:00)
Monday, 1 January
Liverpool v Newcastle United (20:00)
Tuesday, 2 January
West Ham v Brighton (19:30)
Great for Brighton, tough for Chelsea - who has the most recovery time?*
| 1 - Brighton | 283.5 hrs | Crystal Palace (a) 21 Dec (20:00) | Tottenham (h) 28 Dec (19:30) [165 hrs 30 mins] | West Ham (a) 2 Jan (19:30) [118 hrs] |
| 2 - West Ham | 243 hrs | Man Utd (h) 23 Dec (12:30) | Arsenal (a) 28 Dec (20:15) [125 hrs 45 mins] | Brighton (h) 2 Jan (19:30) [117 hrs 15 mins] |
| 3 - Newcastle United | 217 hrs | Luton (a) 23 Dec (15:00) | Nott'm Forest (h) 26 Dec (12:30) [67 hrs 30 mins] | Liverpool (a) 1 Jan (20:00) [149 hrs 30 mins] |
| 4 - Liverpool | 214.5 hrs | Arsenal (h) 23 Dec (17:30) | Burnley (a) 26 Dec (17:30) [70 hrs] | Newcastle (h) 1 Jan (20:00) [144 hrs 30 mins] |
| 5 - Crystal Palace | 207 hrs | Brighton (h) 21 Dec (20:00) | Chelsea (a) 27 Dec (19:30) [141 hrs 30 mins] | Brentford (h) 30 Dec (15:00) [65 hrs 30 mins] |
| 6= - Bournemouth | 187 hrs | Nott'm Forest (a) 23 Dec (15:00) | Fulham (h) 26 Dec (15:00) [70 hrs] | Tottenham (a) 31 Dec (14:00) [117 hrs] |
| 6= - Fulham | 187 hrs | Burnley (h) 23 Dec (15:00) | Bournemouth (a) 26 Dec (15:00) [70 hrs] | Arsenal (h) 31 Dec (14:00) [117 hrs] |
| 6= - Tottenham | 187 hrs | Everton (h) 23 Dec (15:00) | Brighton (a) 28 Dec (19:30) [122 hrs 30 mins] | Bournemouth (h) 31 Dec (14:00) [64 hrs 30 mins] |
| 9 - Arsenal | 184.5 hrs | Liverpool (a) 23 Dec (17:30) | West Ham (h) 28 Dec (20:15) [120 hrs 45 mins] | Fulham (a) 31 Dec (14:00) [63 hrs 45 mins] |
| 10= - Aston Villa | 183 hrs | Sheff Utd (h) 22 Dec (20:00) | Man Utd (a) 26 Dec (20:00) [94 hrs] | Burnley (h) 30 Dec (15:00) [89 hrs] |
| 10= - Sheffield United | 183 hrs | Aston Villa (a) 22 Dec (20:00) | Luton (h) 26 Dec (15:00) [89 hrs] | Man City (a) 30 Dec (15:00) [94 hrs] |
| 12 - Manchester United | 169 hrs | West Ham (a) 23 Dec (12:30) | Aston Villa (h) 26 Dec (20:00) [77 hrs 30 mins] | Nott'm Forest (a) 30 Dec (17:30) [91 hrs 30 mins] |
| 13 - Nottingham Forest | 166.5 hrs | Bournemouth (h) 23 Dec (15:00) | Newcastle (a) 26 Dec (12:30) [67 hrs 30 mins] | Man Utd (h) 30 Dec (17:30) [99 hrs] |
| 14= - Burnley | 164 hrs | Fulham (a) 23 Dec (15:00) | Liverpool (h) 26 Dec (17:30) [72 hrs 30 mins] | Aston Villa 30 Dec (15:00) [91 hrs 30 mins] |
| 14= - Everton | 164 hrs | Tottenham (a) 23 Dec (15:00) | Man City (h) 27 Dec (20:15) [99 hrs 15 mins] | Wolves (a) 30 Dec (15:00) [64 hrs 45 mins] |
| 16 - Luton Town | 161.5 hrs | Newcastle (h) 23 Dec (15:00) | Sheff Utd (a) 26 Dec (15:00) [70 hrs] | Chelsea (h) 30 Dec (12:30) [91 hrs 30 mins] |
| 17 - Wolves | 142 hrs | Chelsea (h) 24 Dec (13:00) | Brentford (a) 27 Dec (19:30) [76 hrs 30 mins] | Everton (h) 30 Dec (15:00) [65 hrs 30 mins] |
| 18 - Chelsea | 139.5 hrs | Wolves (a) 24 Dec (13:00) | Crystal Palace (h) 27 Dec (19:30) [76 hrs 30 mins] | Luton (a) 30 Dec (12:30) [63 hrs] |
| Brentford | N/A | Postponed | Wolves (h) 27 Dec (19:30) | Crystal Palace (a) 30 Dec (15:00) |
| Manchester City | N/A | Postponed | Everton (a) 27 Dec (20:15) | Sheff Utd (h) 30 Dec (15:00) |
*Recovery time calculated on the basis of every match being completed within a two-hour timeframe
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