Overview
- Manchester United host Newcastle at Old Trafford at 8 p.m. local time, the only Premier League fixture on December 26.
- The league says calendar pressure from expanded UEFA tournaments and FA Cup changes has condensed the 2025/26 season into 33 weekends with fixed broadcast commitments.
- Player welfare measures include longer gaps between rounds 18–20, with a pledge that no club will play within 60 hours of a previous match.
- With Boxing Day on a Friday, seven top-flight games are scheduled for Saturday, December 28—five untelevised due to the 3 p.m. blackout—and two more on Sunday, December 29.
- Fans still have extensive options on December 26, including all 36 EFL matches live on Sky Sports and full National League coverage on DAZN.