{"id":639871,"date":"2025-10-31T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=639871"},"modified":"2025-10-31T20:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:01:00","slug":"premier-league-schedule-christmas-only-man-united-vs-newcastle-boxing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/premier-league-schedule-christmas-only-man-united-vs-newcastle-boxing-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Schedule Confirmed for Christmas: Only Man United vs Newcastle on Boxing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League has officially confirmed its 2025 Christmas schedule. And in a rare break from tradition, only one match will take place on Boxing Day. As per the newly released fixtures, Manchester United will host Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Friday, December 26 in the lone fixture for the day.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the Break from Tradition?<\/h2><p>Boxing Day football has been a cornerstone of the English game for over a century. But this season&rsquo;s calendar brings a significant change. Since Boxing Day falls on a Friday in 2025, the Premier League has restructured the festive period. It has been done to meet its broadcasting and scheduling obligations.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; BREAKING: Manchester United vs. Newcastle has been selected as the sole Boxing Day fixture with kick-off at 20:00.<br><br>The Premier League say they are &ldquo;bound by how the calendar falls&rdquo; and have to honour 33 weekends of action. Boxing Day falls on a Friday.<br><br>A full programme of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1LbDe9qoEN\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/1LbDe9qoEN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1984292065002262629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The league&rsquo;s television contracts stipulate matches across 33 weekends. Only a limited number of midweek rounds had been made available. As a result, the remaining fixtures will be played over the weekend, between December 27 and 28. A Premier League statement explained:&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong><em>&ldquo;There are now several challenges to fixture scheduling rooted in the expansion of European club competitions, which led to a revision of our domestic calendar. With fewer weekends to work with, the League is bound by how the calendar falls.&rdquo;<\/em><\/strong> The statement also confirmed that next season&rsquo;s Boxing Day will see a return to a full round of fixtures.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Festive Fixtures<\/h2><p>The single Boxing Day clash will see Manchester United vs Newcastle United (20:00 GMT, Sky Sports) kick off the festive round. The following day, seven games are scheduled, including high-profile encounters such as Arsenal vs Brighton and Chelsea vs Aston Villa.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/luciano-spalletti-takes-charge-at-juventus-amid-backlash-from-napoli-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Luciano Spalletti Takes Charge at Juventus Amid Backlash from Napoli Fans<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>These are the fixtures over the Christmas period include:<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, December 26:&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Man United vs Newcastle<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, December 27:&nbsp;<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nottingham Forest vs Man City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arsenal vs Brighton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chelsea vs Aston Villa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liverpool vs Wolves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brentford vs Bournemouth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burnley vs Everton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>West Ham vs Fulham<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunday, December 28:<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sunderland vs Leeds United<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, December 30:<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arsenal vs Aston Villa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manchester United vs Wolves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chelsea vs Bournemouth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burnley vs Newcastle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nottingham Forest vs Everton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>West Ham vs Everton<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/desire-doue-injury-update-what-happened-to-psg-star-stretchered-off-field\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Desire Doue Injury Update: What Happened to PSG Star as He Was Stretchered Off the Field?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, January 1:<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Liverpool vs Leeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brentford vs Tottenham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunderland vs Manchester City<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crystal Palace vs Fulham<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The EFL and National League will still host their full Boxing Day slates. However, the Premier League will have to manage with one fixture. Fans will have to settle for watching just one game which naturally has not been taken well by everyone.<\/p><p>Football historian Gavin Buckland told the BBC that the change represents &ldquo;the beginning of the end for one of English football&rsquo;s great traditions.&rdquo; He added, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s part of the festive routine for fans &ndash; something families plan their holidays around. This year, the day will feel very different.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League has officially confirmed its 2025 Christmas schedule. And in a rare break from tradition, only one match will take place on Boxing Day. As per the newly released fixtures, Manchester United will host Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Friday, December 26 in the lone fixture for the day. 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