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Premier League festive fixtures 2026/27 – full schedule confirmed with dates, kick-off times, radio and television picks


The hectic run of festive football fixtures is coming up fast with Premier League teams set for five quickfire games this Christmas.

The top-flight has confirmed the fixture dates and kick-off times for Matchweeks 16 to 20.

The busy Christmas period is nearly upon us again
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Those games take place from the weekend before Christmas through to the New Year.

Each team will play five games in the 20-day window.

Newcastle have been handed the most generous schedule and have the full 20 days to play their allotted games while Aston Villa have been handed the worst run, having just 16 days between matches.

This season also sees the return of the full Boxing Day fixture list which is headlined by Newcastle United vs Manchester City, live on talkSPORT.

Other highlight games this festive period include Arsenal vs Manchester United, Liverpool vs Tottenham and Chelsea vs Newcastle.

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Here’s the full Premier League fixture list for this year’s festive schedule plus date, kick-off times, radio and television picks…

Arteta’s Arsenal will hope for a successful Christmas
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Matchweek 16

Saturday, December 19

  • Brentford vs Newcastle, 12:30 – talkSPORT, TNT Sports
  • Bournemouth vs Coventry City, 15:00
  • Leeds vs Fulham, 15:00
  • Manchester City vs Hull City, 15:00
  • Nottingham Forest vs Everton, 15:00
  • Liverpool vs Tottenham, 17:30 – Sky Sports

Sunday, December 20

  • Brighton vs Ipswich Town, 14:00 – Sky Sports
  • Sunderland vs Crystal Palace, 14:00 – Sky Sports
  • Arsenal vs Manchester United, 16:30 – Sky Sports

Monday, December 21

  • Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 20:00 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports

Matchweek 17

Saturday, December 26

  • Aston Villa vs Leeds, 12:30 – talkSPORT, TNT Sports
  • Everton vs Sunderland, 15:00
  • Fulham vs Brighton, 15:00
  • Ipswich Town vs Brentford, 15:00
  • Tottenham vs Bournemouth, 15:00
  • Hull City vs Liverpool, 17:30 – Sky Sports 
  • Newcastle United vs Manchester City, 20:00 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 

Sunday, December 27

  • Coventry City vs Chelsea, 14:00 – Sky Sports 
  • Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, 16:30 – Sky Sports
  • Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, 19:00 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
Maresca’s Man City face Newcastle on Boxing Day

Matchweek 18

Tuesday, December 29

  • Hull City vs Leeds, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Tottenham vs Brighton, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Everton vs Manchester City, 20:15 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 

Wednesday, December 30

  • Coventry City vs Brentford, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Fulham vs Arsenal, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Manchester United vs Sunderland, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Aston Villa vs Liverpool, 20:15 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Ipswich Town vs Chelsea, 20:15 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 

Matchweek 19

Friday, January 1

  • Leeds vs Everton, 20:00 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 

Saturday, January 2

  • Brighton vs Manchester United, 12:30 – talkSPORT, TNT Sports
  • Arsenal vs Ipswich Town, 15:00 
  • Brentford vs Crystal Palace, 15:00  
  • Liverpool vs Coventry City, 15:00  
  • Nottingham Forest vs Fulham, 15:00  
  • Sunderland vs Hull City, 15:00  
  • Bournemouth vs Aston Villa, 17:30 – Sky Sports 

Sunday, January 3

  • Chelsea vs Newcastle, 14:00 – Sky Sports 
  • Manchester City vs Tottenham, 16:30 – Sky Sports 
David Moyes applauds fans after Everton's win over Ipswich Town
Moyes’ Everton head to Leeds on New Year’s Day
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Matchweek 20

Tuesday, January 5

  • Arsenal vs Brentford, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Brighton vs  Bournemouth , 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Everton vs Aston Villa, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Nottingham Forest vs Hull City , 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Sunderland vs Liverpool , 20:15 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 

Wednesday, January 6

  • Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Fulham vs Tottenham, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Ipswich Town vs Coventry City, 19:30 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 
  • Leeds vs Manchester City, 20:15 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports 

Thursday, January 7

  • Manchester United vs Newcastle, 20:00 – talkSPORT, Sky Sports

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