UK television broadcasters Sky Sports and ESPN have confirmed their festive fixtures around the Christmas and New Year period.
The main match to be televised is the first Manchester derby of the season when Manchester United travel to the Etihad Stadium to face the champions.
This has now been moved to a 1.30pm kick-off time on Sunday 9 December, live on Sky Sports.
This match is part of a double Super Sunday with Liverpool’s trip to West Ham switching into a 4pm kick-off.
However, Andy Carroll will not be allowed to play in this match due to the Premier League’s strict loan regulations, which forbid any player to play for his loan side against his parent club.
The Hammers also have a tasty London derby covered live by Sky against Chelsea, which has been moved to a 12.45pm showdown on Saturday 1 December.
ESPN have only three matches between the beginning of December and New Year’s Day, although they will be screening the Arsenal v Newcastle United clash on Saturday 29 December in an early evening kick-off.
Sky will show Aston Villa v Tottenham and Stoke v Liverpool in the Boxing Day line-up and will cover the West Brom v Fulham and Southampton v Arsenal clashes on New Year’s Day.
In total, 24 live matches have been announced in what is often the busiest period of any season and all 20 Premier League clubs will be shown live at least once between December and January.
LIVE TELEVISED MATCHES ON SKY SPORTS AND ESPN (DECEMBER – JANUARY)
Saturday 1 December, 12.45pm – West Ham United v Chelsea – Sky Sports
Saturday 1 December, 5.30pm – Reading v Manchester United – ESPN
Sunday 2 December, 4pm – Norwich City v Sunderland – Sky Sports
Monday 3 December, 8pm – Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic – Sky Sports
Sunday 9 December, 1.30pm – Manchester City v Manchester United – Sky Sports
Sunday 9 December, 4pm – West Ham United v Liverpool – Sky Sports
Monday 10 December, 8pm – Fulham v Newcastle United – Sky Sports
Saturday 15 December, 12.45pm – Newcastle United v Manchester City – Sky Sports
Sunday 16 December, 1.30pm – Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City – Sky Sports
Sunday 16 December, 4pm – West Brom v West Ham United – Sky Sports
Monday 17 December, 8pm – Reading v Arsenal – Sky Sports
Saturday 22 December, 12.45pm – Wigan Athletic v Arsenal – Sky Sports
Saturday 22 December, 5.30pm – Liverpool v Fulham – ESPN
Sunday 23 December, 1.30pm – Swansea City v Manchester United – Sky Sports
Sunday 23 December, 4pm – Chelsea v Aston Villa – Sky Sports
Wednesday 26 December, 5.30pm – Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur – Sky Sports
Wednesday 26 December, 7.45pm – Stoke City v Liverpool – Sky Sports
Saturday 29 December, 12.45pm – Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur – Sky Sports
Saturday 29 December – 5.30pm – Arsenal v Newcastle United – ESPN
Sunday 30 December – 1.30pm – Everton v Chelsea – Sky Sports
Sunday 30 December – 4pm – QPR v Liverpool – Sky Sports
Tuesday 1 January – 12.45pm – West Brom v Fulham – Sky Sports
Tuesday 1 January – 5.30pm – Southampton v Arsenal – Sky Sports
Wednesday 2 January – 8pm – Newcastle United v Everton – Sky Sports
By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88
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