The Premier League is particularly renowned for a steady stream of matches this time of the year with three full rounds of matches and 30 games in total taking place between December 26 and January 5.
But the offering isn’t quite as plentiful just before the traditional Boxing Day slate, giving fans some time to enjoy the holidays with family and eating to their heart’s content. They can still peel away for some footy, however.
Here’s everything you need to know about the leagues you can watch on Christmas Eve (December 24) and Christmas Day (December 25).
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Are there football matches on Christmas Eve?
While fans are left scrambling to buy a last-minute gift, a number of clubs will be hoping to deliver their supporters an early present in their Christmas Eve fixtures.
Scotland’s top-flight is the most notable competition with games being played on December 24 with league leaders Celtic in action.
There will also be matches played in Australia, India and Turkey.
Football games on Saturday, December 24
Are there football matches on Christmas Day?
While a significant day for many around the world, Christmas isn’t celebrated everywhere and as such, some football games are scheduled to take place on December 25.
While most competitions across Europe close up shop, Super Lig, Turkey’s first-division, has a number of fixtures lined up including matches involving giants Galatasaray and Besiktas. Italian legend Andrea Pirlo will also be on the sidelines as he coaches Fatih Karagumruk. Turkey is a largely Muslim country and as such Christmas isn’t widely celebrated.
The same goes for Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE where there also some matches taking place.
Football games on Sunday, December 25
Premier League Boxing Day schedule
While there are no Premier League games on Christmas, there is a whole feast of matches lined up on December 26, as is tradition.
In 2022, the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal are all in action on the day after Christmas as they return to league action following the World Cup break.
How to watch Premier League around the world
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fuboTV. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via fuboTV in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).
