- The Premier League’s schedule for December and January has been confirmed
- Several fixtures have been moved after they were chosen for TV coverage
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The Premier League’s festive schedule has been confirmed after the top flight revealed the TV picks for December and January.
The 2024-25 season is in full swing, with all Premier League teams having played seven games and ready to return to action this weekend after the October international break.
And, ahead of a hectic run of fixtures, several top flight clashes have been amended over the coming months.
As in previous campaigns, all of the games in the midweek period of December 3 to December 5 will be shown live on Amazon Prime.
Amazon Prime also have exclusive access to the 10 fixtures on the Boxing Day gameweek, with Manchester City’s clash with Everton set to kick off proceedings at 12.30PM.
The Premier League’s festive schedule has been confirmed after TV picks were revealed
Amazon Prime have two gameweeks of exclusive access to all of the Premier League’s fixtures
Man City’s clash with Everton will kick things off on Boxing Day at 12:30PM on Amazon Prime
Arsenal’s game against Tottenham will now be shown on TNT Sports at 8PM on January 15
However, Brighton’s game against Brentford and Ipswich’s trip to Arsenal have been moved to Friday December 27.
TNT Sports also have exclusive access to a midweek round of fixtures between January 14 and January 16, with Arsenal’s north London derby against Tottenham the pick of the matches.
Elsewhere, Everton’s Merseyside derby against Liverpool has been moved forward to 12:30PM on Saturday December 7 on TNT Sports.
On the same weekend, Tottenham’s fixture with Chelsea has been switched to 4:30PM on Sunday December 8 on Sky Sports.
Several other rivalries have also been moved for broadcast reasons, with Manchester United vs Manchester City now taking place on Sunday December 15 at 4:30PM on Sky Sports.
However, bizarrely, both Chelsea vs Brentford and Southampton vs Tottenham are scheduled to take place at 7PM on that same day, an unprecedented kick off time.
Many games have been altered due to European commitments, such as Chelsea’s trip to Everton on Sunday December 22, which has been switched from the Saturday due to Chelsea’s participation in the UEFA Conference League.
Tottenham’s home clash with Liverpool, which was a hugely dramatic encounter last season, headlines that day’s fixtures at 4:30PM live on Sky Sports.
Everton vs Liverpool has been moved to 12:30PM on Saturday December 7 on TNT Sports
Brentford’s encounter against Arsenal will kick off the New Year on TNT Sports at 5:30PM
Manchester United travel to Fulham on Sunday January 26 at the unprecedented time of 7PM
Meanwhile, Brentford’s encounter against Arsenal will kick off the New Year on TNT Sports at 5:30PM on January 1
Liverpool vs Manchester United has been switched to Sunday January 5 on Sky Sports at 4:30PM, with the Red Devils set to be desperate for revenge after a heavy 3-0 defeat by the Reds at Old Trafford last month.
The FA Cup third round is set to take place across the weekend of January 10-13, with the final televised game of January seeing Manchester United travel to Fulham on Sunday January 26 at 7PM.
