{"id":484173,"date":"2025-12-18T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=484173"},"modified":"2025-12-19T01:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:23:32","slug":"110-games-in-29-days-pls-crazy-fixture-logjam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=484173","title":{"rendered":"110 games in 29 days: PL's crazy fixture logjam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal<\/a> are on notice to maintain a comfortable lead in the Premier League<\/a> title race, but a heavy fixture over the festive period could be set to halt their reign at the top of the table.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe festive season is in full swing and the football fixture is crazier than ever, with over 110 games played across the Premier League, Conference League and Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n

Football fans will be able to watch a match almost every day until January 9, with some of the strongest match-ups and fiercest rivalries set to be put on show.<\/p>\n

Football's<\/strong><\/em> new home, Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, is the only place to watch the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, WSL, European World Cup qualifiers, J.League, NSWL and K League<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With the transfer window set to open at the conclusion of the festive period, there are several players who will be taking to the field each week with a point to prove.<\/p>\n

But for some clubs, like Arsenal, the next month will be crucial to the title hopes.<\/p>\n

The Gunners currently sit atop the table, but are closely followed by Manchester City, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Chelsea.<\/p>\n

All five teams are well within reach of securing that title, although many pundits are confident Arteta's squad will lift the Premier League trophy this year.<\/p>\n

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\"Premier<\/p>\n

\ufeffHowever, Arsenal do not have the easiest fixture over the festive period, much to the disappointment of Mikel Arteta, with the ladder leaders set to \ufeffplay five home and away games.<\/p>\n

Within that tough run they will face reigning league champions Liverpool, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n

Just two points separate Arsenal from second place on the table. Will they be able to hold on to the top spot or will the silly season schedule prove costly?\ufeff<\/p>\n

Who has the heaviest schedule?<\/h2>\n

\ufeffThe expanded European calendar has done no favours for Crystal Palace over the festive season, leaving the fifth-placed English team with nine scheduled games.<\/p>\n

Six of those games are away from Selhurst Park, with Palace set to endure the shortest turnarounds of any team as their longest rest period is five days.<\/p>\n

That five day break is not an easy turnaround for the squad as they start with a match against Arsenal before a battle with Spurs.<\/p>\n

They also face Manchester United, Manchester City and Newcastle in that period.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Palace are not the only team will a jam-packed away schedule. Newcastle United also won't receive a full week of rest over the festive period.<\/p>\n

Chelsea and Newcastle will start the period with tough challenges in the Champions League before they set off for five away games, respectively.<\/p>\n

On the opposite side of the table, Manchester United realistically have the easiest draw as they do not have any tournaments other than the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Ruben Amorim's men also have a relatively spaced out draw, with a minimum of four days rest between games. Burnley and West Ham have three-day gaps in their draw.<\/p>\n

Why is there no winter break?<\/h2>\n

Unlike other leagues, the Premier League has never been fond of stopping for the mid-winter.<\/p>\n

France's Ligue 1 pauses between December 16 and January 3 (AEDT) , while the Bundesliga and La Liga stop play for the week of Christmas and New Years.<\/p>\n

As for the women's game, the Super League has just shy of a month away from competition, with this year's break spanning between \ufeffDecember 15 to January 9.<\/p>\n

Past managers in the Premier League have called for a winter break to be introduced. The only attempt at doing so was during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even then, there was no real break, with a split round the compromise: five games were played in the first week, and the remaining five games were played the following week.<\/p>\n

Must watch Premier League games<\/h2>\n

\ufeffThere are 110 games to choose from to watch over the festive period, but there are two standout games in the Premier League that will have all eyes on them.<\/p>\n

1. Arsenal v Aston Villa on December 31 at the Emirates Stadium, 7.15am (AEDT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The title was looking very much Arsenal's to lose – and Aston Villa have slowly emerged as a potential contender who could knock the Gunners off the top spot.<\/p>\n

\ufeffAston Villa manager Unai Emery has denied that his side are in fact in the title race, with Champions League qualification front of mind instead.<\/p>\n

But they have proven in the past that they have what it takes to defeat the Premier League leaders, with another victory set to narrow the margin between the top four. \ufeff<\/p>\n

2. Manchester City v Chelsea<\/strong>\ufeff on January 5 at Etihad Stadium, 4.30am (AEDT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another match that is going to swing the standings of each team in the top four.<\/p>\n

Inconsistency has got the better of Chelsea in recent weeks, recording two wins, two draws and a loss in their past five games.<\/p>\n

However, the side still remains hopeful they are within reach of the title.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola's powerhouse City team is looking \ufeffto get one step closer to claiming yet another Premier League title.<\/p>\n

\"Hammers<\/p>\n

Where can I watch all the games?\ufeff<\/h2>\n

All games from the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Conference League will be available to watch live in Australia on Stan Sport<\/a>. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Fixtures over the festive period – December 11 – \ufeffJanuary 9<\/h3>\n

All dates and times listed are in AEDT.\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n

Champions League – Thursday, December 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Villareal v Copenhagen at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Qarabag FK v Ajax at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Leverkusen v Newcastle United at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Real Madrid v Manchester City at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Benfica v Napoli at 7am<\/p>\n

Club Brugge v Arsenal at 7am<\/p>\n

Athletic Club v PSG at 7am<\/p>\n

Juventus v Pafos at 7am<\/p>\n

Dortmund v Bodo\/Glimt at 7am\ufeff<\/p>\n

Conference League – Friday, December 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ufeffFiorentina v Dynamo Kyiv at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Breoablik v Shamrock Rovers at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Sh\ufeffkendija v Slovan Bratislava at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Drita v AZ Alkmaar at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Jagiellonia v Rayo Vallecano at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Samsunspor v AEK Athens at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Shkendija v SK Slovan Bratislava at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Hacken v AEK Larnaca at 4.45am<\/p>\n

CS Universitatea Craiova \ufeffv Sparta Praha at 4.45am<\/p>\n

Noah v Legia Warszawa at 4.45am<\/p>\n

SK Rapid v Omonoia at 7am<\/p>\n

Lech Poznan v Mainz at 7am<\/p>\n

Rijeka v Celje at 7am<\/p>\n

L\ufeffincoln Red Imps v Sigma Olomouc at 7am<\/p>\n

KuPS Kuopio v Lausanne-Sport at 7am<\/p>\n

Aberdeen v Strasbourg at 7am<\/p>\n

Rakow v Zrinjski at 7am<\/p>\n

Hamrun Spartans v Shakhtar at 7am<\/p>\n

Shelbourne v Crystal Palace at 7am<\/p>\n

Premier League – Sunday December 14<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ufeffChelsea v Everton at 2am<\/p>\n

Liverpool v Brighton and Hove Albion\ufeff at 2am<\/p>\n

Burnley v Fulham\ufeff at 4.30am<\/p>\n

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers\ufeff at 7am<\/p>\n

Premier League – Monday December 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crystal Palace v Manchester City at 1am<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur at 1am<\/p>\n

Sunderland v Newcastle United at 1am<\/p>\n

West Ham v Aston Villa at 1am<\/p>\n

Brentford v Leeds United\ufeff at 3.30am<\/p>\n

Premier League – Tuesday December 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester United\ufeff v Bournemouth at 7am<\/p>\n

Carabao Cup quarter finals – Wednesday December 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ufeffCardiff City v Chelsea at 7am<\/p>\n

Carabao Cup quarter finals – Thursday December 18<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester City v Brentford at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Newcastle United v Fulham at 7.15am<\/p>\n

\ufeffConference League – Friday, December 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

AZ Alkmaar v Jagiellonia at 7am<\/p>\n

Shakhtar v Rijeka at 7am<\/p>\n

\ufeff<\/strong>SK Slovan Bratislava v Hacken at 7am<\/p>\n

Legia Warszawa v \ufeffL\ufeffincoln Red Imps at 7am<\/p>\n

Sparta Praha v Aberdeen at 7am<\/p>\n

Dynamo Kyiv v Noah at 7am<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace v KuPS Kuopio at 7am<\/p>\n

Rayo Vallecano v Drita at 7am<\/p>\n

Shamrock Rovers v Hamrun Spartans at 7am<\/p>\n

Omonoia v Rakow at 7am<\/p>\n

Mainz v Samsunspor at 7am<\/p>\n

Strasbourg v Breidablik\ufeff at 7am<\/p>\n

Celje v Shelbourne at 7am<\/p>\n

Zrinjski v SK Rapid at 7am<\/p>\n

AEK Athens v \ufeffCS Universitatea Craiova at 7am<\/p>\n

Sigma Olomouc v Lech Poznan at 7am<\/p>\n

AEK Larnaca v Shkendija at 7am<\/p>\n

Lausanne-Sport v Fiorentina\ufeff at 7am<\/p>\n

Premier League – Saturday December 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newcastle United v Chelsea at 11.30pm<\/p>\n

\ufeffPremier League – Sunday December 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bournemouth v Burnley at 2am<\/p>\n

Brighton and Hove Albion v Sunderland at 2am<\/p>\n

Manchester City v West Ham at 2am<\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford at 2am<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool at 4.30am<\/p>\n

Everton v Arsenal at 7am<\/p>\n

Leeds United v Crystal Palace at 7am\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Monday December 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aston Villa v Manchester United at 3.30am<\/p>\n

\ufeffPremier League – Tuesday December 23\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulham v Nottingham Forest at 7am\ufeff<\/p>\n

Carabao Cup quarter finals – Wednesday December 24<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arsenal v Crystal Palace at 7am<\/p>\n

\ufeffPremier League – Saturday December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester United v Newcastle United at 7am<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City at 11.30pm<\/p>\n

\ufeffPremier League – Sunday December 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion at 2am<\/p>\n

\ufeffBrentford v Bournemouth at 2am<\/p>\n

Burnley v Everton at 2am<\/p>\n

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers at 2am<\/p>\n

West Ham v Fulham at 2am<\/p>\n

Chelsea v Aston Villa at 4.30am<\/p>\n

\ufeffPremier League – Monday December 29<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunderland v Leeds United at 1am<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur at 3.30am\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffPremier League – Friday December 31<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burnley v Newcastle United at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Chelsea v Bournemouth at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest v Everton at 6.30am<\/p>\n

West Ham v Brighton and Hove Albion at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Arsenal v Aston Villa at 7.15am<\/p>\n

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers at 7.15am<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Friday January 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crystal Palace v Fulham at 4.30am<\/p>\n

Liverpool v Leeds United at 4.30am<\/p>\n

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur at 7am<\/p>\n

Sunderland v Manchester City at 7am<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Saturday January 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest at 11.30pm\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Sunday January 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brighton and Hove Albion at 2am<\/p>\n

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham at 2am<\/p>\n

Bournemouth v Arsenal at 4.30am<\/p>\n

Leeds United v Manchester United at 11.30pm\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Monday January 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everton v Brentford at 2am<\/p>\n

Fulham v Liverpool at 2am<\/p>\n

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace at 2am<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland at 2am<\/p>\n

Manchester Untied v Chelsea at 4.30am<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Wednesday January 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

West Ham v Nottingham Forest at 7am<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Thursday January 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Brentford v Sunderland at 6.30am\ufeff<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Fulham v Chelsea at 6.30am<\/p>\n

Burnley v Manchester United at 7.15am<\/p>\n

Newcastle United v Leeds United at 7.15am\ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeff\ufeffPremier League – Friday January 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arsenal v Liverpool at 7am\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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