The Premier League to Play First Christmas Eve Match For The First Time in 28 Years [See Full Festive Fixtures]

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The Premier League will play a match on Christmas Eve for the first time in 28 years with Wolves scheduled to take on Chelsea at Molineux.

The Christmas match was previously fixed for 23 December, but will now take place on Sunday, 24 December at 13:00 GMT

The only previous Christmas Eve match since the Premier League was formed in 1992 took place in 1995, when Leeds United beat Manchester United 3-1.

Three rounds of festive fixtures were provisionally set for 23, 26 and 30 December but some changes have now been confirmed. Below is a schedule of all the festive fixtures

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

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 (17:30)

Chelsea v Crystal Palace (17:30)

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 (20:00)

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