{"id":292353,"date":"2023-10-20T00:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T00:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292353"},"modified":"2023-10-20T00:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T00:24:55","slug":"premier-league-in-talks-to-have-at-least-one-match-on-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/premier-league-in-talks-to-have-at-least-one-match-on-christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League &apos;in talks to have at least one match on Christmas Eve&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Premier League are &#8216;in talks over having at least one match played on CHRISTMAS EVE with festive fixtures set to be finalised TODAY&#8230; and are weighing-up moving some December 30 games to New Year&#8217;s Eve&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Only one match in Premier League history has been played on December 24<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christmas Eve proposals in the past have been met with widespread negativity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Coming Up!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Premier League supremos are reportedly looking into scheduling at least one match on Christmas Eve this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Talks will finish on Friday to determine the festive fixture schedule.<\/p>\n<p>It would be just the second match to be played on December 24 in the Premier League era after Leeds United&#8217;s 3-1 win over Manchester United in 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph\u00a0reports that although it is unconfirmed, club sources believe one of the games from December 23 will be pushed back to the Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other insiders have told the newspaper that some of the games originally meant to be played on December 30 could be moved to New Year&#8217;s Eve.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/01\/76778533-12651685-image-a-62_1697760083230.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Premier League is reportedly considering moving one match to Christmas Eve this year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/01\/76778665-12651685-image-a-63_1697760328071.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The match between Liverpool and Arsenal is understood not to be the match in question\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts to move games to Christmas Eve have proven unpopular in the past amid concerns over how fans will travel to and from games with limited transport services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 the Premier League tried to move Liverpool&#8217;s trip to Arsenal\u00a0to Christmas Eve but changed tack due to supporter backlash.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the Liverpool vs Arsenal showdown this year is one match supposedly not in the running to be bumped back to December 24.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League reportedly declined to comment to The Telegraph but one insider explained that &#8216;not all changes are just for broadcast&#8217;. Security reasons could be one example of a reason for change.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It recently emerged that the Premier League is considering paying the police up to \u00a310million in what is viewed as a controversial attempt to allow clubs to play &#8216;risk&#8217; matches in lucrative late television slots.<\/p>\n<p>Sky were behind the Christmas Eve proposal in 2017 but even Liverpool themselves objected, saying that it showed &#8216;zero regard for supporters&#8217; and travel arrangements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Christmastime rail travel was plunged into chaos last year as tens of thousands of rail workers went on strike between 6pm on December 24 and 7am on December 27.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/01\/76778723-12651685-image-m-65_1697760470780.jpg\" height=\"566\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tony Yeboah scored as Leeds beat Manchester United 3-1 in the only match ever to be played on December 24 in the Premier League in 1995<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/01\/76778775-12651685-image-a-67_1697760609412.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Boxing Day fixtures are a proud tradition but playing on Christmas Eve would likely mean the involved clubs don&#8217;t play on December 26<\/p>\n<p>Boxing Day fixtures are a proud tradition of English club football but many European nations have a winter break, including Germany, Spain, Italy, and France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is currently unclear whether a match on Christmas Eve would have a ripple effect on subsequent scheduling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 1995, Leeds and Man United both played on December 27 instead of Boxing Day after their Christmas Eve fixture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is also unclear who has been consulted as part of the proposals.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12651685\/Premier-League-talks-having-one-match-played-CHRISTMAS-EVE-festive-fixtures-set-finalised-TODAY-weighing-moving-December-30-games-New-Years-Eve.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Premier League are &#8216;in talks over having at least one match played on CHRISTMAS EVE with festive fixtures set to be finalised TODAY&#8230; 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