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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