Boxing Day will feature just a single Premier League match—Manchester United vs. Newcastle United—in a shift away from the holiday period tradition.
Usually one of the busiest periods of any football season, the league announced all other Gameweek 18 fixtures will take place Dec. 27–28. There won’t be a Christmas Eve fixture this year either.
Instead, there will be 10 matches between Dec. 20–22, no matches through Christmas Day and then Man Utd hosting Newcastle at Old Trafford on Boxing Day. The last time there was a Christmas Eve fixture was in 2023 when Wolverhampton Wanderers faced Chelsea.
“The Premier League would like to acknowledge the circumstances that have led to a reduced number of matches on Boxing Day this season – impacting an important tradition in English football,” the league said Friday.






