Premier League Approve Festive Fixture Changes

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Premier League have approved two festive fixture changes from Sunday 21 December to Saturday 20 December. 

Arsenal and Crystal Palace were initially scheduled to be away at Everton and Leeds United respectively on Sunday 21 December at 2pm GMT, until the EFL scheduled Arsenal’s Quarter-Final tie at home to Palace in the Carabao Cup for Tuesday 23 December at 8pm.

The Carabao Cup Quarter-Final tie couldn’t be played in the preceding midweek because Palace are in UEFA Conference League action on Thursday 18 December, as they host Finland’s KuPS in their final league-phase match.

Both clubs consequently requested that their league matches were brought forward 18 hours to 8pm on 20 December for fairness, with managers – Mikel Arteta and Oliver Glasner preferring to prioritise the Quarter-Final tie in terms of full-strength first-team selection than their league trips.

Premier League have confirmed that both league fixtures will remain live on Sky Sports in their new rescheduled timeslots, with the 2pm slot on Sunday 21 December left vacant.

Date Match Time Channel
Saturday 22 November Burnley v Chelsea 12:30pm TNT Sports
Saturday 22 November Newcastle v Man City 5:30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 23 November Leeds v Aston Villa 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 23 November Arsenal v Tottenham 4:30pm Sky Sports
Monday 24 November Man Utd v Everton 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 29 November Everton v Newcastle 5:30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 29 November Tottenham v Fulham 8pm Sky Sports
Sunday 30 November Crystal Palace v Man Utd 12pm TNT Sports
Sunday 30 November Aston Villa v Wolves 2:05pm Sky Sports
Sunday 30 November Forest v Brighton 2:05pm Sky Sports
Sunday 30 November West Ham v Liverpool 2:05pm Sky Sports
Sunday 30 November Chelsea v Arsenal 4:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 2 December Bournemouth v Everton 7:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 2 December Fulham v Man City 7:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 2 December Newcastle v Tottenham 8:15pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 3 December Arsenal v Brentford 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 3 December Brighton v Aston Villa 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 3 December Burnley v Crystal Palace 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 3 December Wolves v Forest 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 3 December Leeds v Chelsea 8:15pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 3 December Liverpool v Sunderland 8:15pm Sky Sports
Thursday 4 December Man Utd v West Ham 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 6 December Aston Villa v Arsenal 12:30pm TNT Sports
Saturday 6 December Leeds v Liverpool 5:30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 7 December Brighton v West Ham 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 7 December Fulham v Crystal Palace 4:30pm Sky Sports
Monday 8 December Wolves v Man Utd 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 13 December Burnley v Fulham 5:30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 13 December Arsenal v Wolves 8pm TNT Sports
Sunday 14 December Crystal Palace v Man City 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 14 December Forest v Tottenham 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 14 December Sunderland v Newcastle 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 14 December West Ham v Aston Villa 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 14 December Brentford v Leeds 4:30pm Sky Sports
Monday 15 December Man Utd v Bournemouth 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 20 December Newcastle v Chelsea 12:30pm TNT Sports
Saturday 20 December Tottenham v Liverpool 5:30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 20 December Everton v Arsenal 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 20 December Leeds v Crystal Palace 8pm Sky Sports
Sunday 21 December Aston Villa v Man Utd 4:30pm Sky Sports
Monday 22 December Fulham v Forest 8pm Sky Sports
Friday 26 December Man Utd v Newcastle 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 27 December Forest v Man City 12:30pm TNT Sports
Saturday 27 December Chelsea v Aston Villa 5:30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 28 December Sunderland v Leeds 2pm Sky Sports
Sunday 28 December Crystal Palace v Tottenham 4:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 December Burnley v Newcastle 7:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 December Chelsea v Bournemouth 7:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 December Forest v Everton 7:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 December West Ham v Brighton 7:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 December Arsenal v Aston Villa 8:15pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 30 December Man Utd v Wolves 8:15pm Sky Sports
Thursday 1 January Crystal Palace v Fulham 5:30pm Sky Sports
Thursday 1 January Liverpool v Leeds 5:30pm Sky Sports
Thursday 1 January Brentford v Tottenham 8pm Sky Sports
Thursday 1 January Sunderland v Man City 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 3 January Aston Villa v Forest 12:30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 3 January Bournemouth v Arsenal 5:30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 4 January Leeds v Man Utd 12:30pm TNT Sports
Sunday 4 January Everton v Brentford 3pm Sky Sports
Sunday 4 January Fulham v Liverpool 3pm Sky Sports
Sunday 4 January Newcastle v Crystal Palace 3pm Sky Sports
Sunday 4 January Tottenham v Sunderland 3pm Sky Sports
Sunday 4 January Man City v Chelsea 5:30pm Sky Sports
Tuesday 6 January West Ham v Forest 8pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Bournemouth v Tottenham 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Brentford v Sunderland 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Crystal Palace v Villa 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Everton v Wolves 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Fulham v Chelsea 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Man City v Brighton 7:30pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Burnley v Man Utd 8:15pm Sky Sports
Wednesday 7 January Newcastle v Leeds 8:15pm Sky Sports
Thursday 8 January Arsenal v Liverpool 8pm Sky Sports

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