The Premier League Festive Fixtures are here, as 40 games take place over a wild 16 days during the holiday season in what will be a pivotal time of the season for all 20 teams.
Bring. It. On.
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Which teams will surge away from their rivals? Will the title race become more chaotic, or clearer? Will the relegation scrap continue to suck more teams in? What about the wild race for European qualification?
Below is everything you need to know for the Premier League Festive Fixtures.
Which teams should we keep a close eye on over the festive period?
The top of the table is obviously getting very exciting with Manchester City closing the gap on leaders Arsenal to just two points, while Aston Villa are only three points behind the Gunners. Villa have a tasty run of games against Man United (which they won), Chelsea and Arsenal to kick off their festive fixtures and if they’re still close to Arsenal after their clash on December 30, Villa will surely be in the title race. Liverpool have a chance to kick on and try to claw their way back in to the title race, as they won at Spurs to kick things off and then have a run of winnable games. From a negative standpoint we need to keep a close eye on Spurs as they continue to spiral and have some tough games against teams who match up well against them. Elsewhere, if Man United can get through a tough game against Newcastle they have some very winnable games and should be in the top four picture.
Big games of the festive period
There are some huge games during the festive season as on December 30 Villa head to Arsenal in what should be a beauty of a game between title rivals and on January 4 Chelsea head to Manchester City in another brilliant game between title hopefuls. Man United heading to rivals Leeds on January 3, Man United hosting Newcastle on Boxing Day and Chelsea hosting Aston Villa on December 30 all stand out too.
Predictions for the big winners and losers of the Festive Fixtures
It looks like this is going to be a big festive season for Man City, as they have three very easy home games and their one tough fixture is at home to Chelsea to close things out. Pep Guardiola’s side are building positive momentum and defensively they are improving. Arsenal could be in a bit of trouble as they have a host of winnable games but they could also drop points in all of them as they play against teams who are very good on the counter and could catch out their injury-hit defense. As we mentioned, Spurs seem set for a tough festive period against teams who they don’t match up well against either. Liverpool could be heading in a positive direction as Arne Slot navigated the Mohamed Salah situation well (for now) and they look more solid defensively and can kick on. It could also be a really positive festive season for Everton as the Toffees are playing well and have a very nice fixture list, so they should pick up plenty of wins to boost their European hopes.
How to watch the Premier League Festive Fixtures live, stream links, TV channels
Matchweek 17
Saturday 20 December
Newcastle United 2-2 Chelsea - Recap, video highlights
AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Burnley - Recap, video highlights
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Sunderland - Recap, video highlights
Manchester City 3-0 West Ham United - Recap, video highlights
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Brentford - Recap, video highlights
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool - Recap, video highlights
Everton 0-1 Arsenal - Recap, video highlights
Leeds United 4-1 Crystal Palace - Recap, video highlights
Sunday 21 December
Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United - Recap, video highlights
Monday 22 December
Fulham 1-0 Nottingham Forest - Recap, video highlights
Matchweek 18
Friday 26 December
Manchester United 1-0 Newcastle United - Recap, video highlights
Saturday 27 December
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City - Recap, video highlights
Arsenal 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion - Recap, video highlights
Brentford 4-1 AFC Bournemouth - Recap, video highlights
Burnley 0-0 Everton - Recap, video highlights
Liverpool 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers - Recap, video highlights
West Ham United 0-1 Fulham - Recap, video highlights
Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa - Recap, video highlights
Sunday 28 December
Sunderland 1-1 Leeds United - Recap, video highlights
Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur - Recap, video highlights
Matchweek 19
Tuesday 30 December
Burnley 1-3 Newcastle United - Recap, video highlights
Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth - Recap, video highlights
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Everton - Recap, video highlights
West Ham United 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion - Recap, video highlights
Arsenal 4-1 Aston Villa - Recap, video highlights
Manchester United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers - Recap, video highlights
Thursday 1 January 2026
Crystal Palace 1-1 Fulham - Recap. video highlights
Liverpool 0-0 Leeds United - Recap. video highlights
Brentford 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur - Recap. video highlights
Sunderland 0-0 Manchester City - Recap. video highlights
Matchweek 20
Saturday 3 January 2026
7:30am ET: Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest - USA - Watch live on NBC.com
10am ET: Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley - USA - Watch live on NBC.com
10am ET: Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United - NBCSN - Watch live on Peacock
12:30pm ET: AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal - Watch live on Peacock
Sunday 4 January 2026
7:30am ET: Leeds United v Manchester United - USA - Watch live on NBC.com
10am ET: Everton v Brentford - Watch live on Peacock
10am ET: Fulham v Liverpool - USA - Watch live on NBC.com
10am ET: Newcastle United v Crystal Palace - Watch live on Peacock
10am ET: Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland - NBCSN - Watch live on Peacock
12:30pm ET: Manchester City v Chelsea - NBCSN - Watch live on Peacock
