The Premier League have said that the “expansion” of European competition is why there is only one game being played on Boxing Day this year. This season’s festive fixtures were released on Friday, with Manchester United taking on Newcastle United in the only match on December 26.

The Premier League has blamed the expansion of European club competitions for a reduction of Boxing Day games which has impacted “an important tradition in English football.” Just one game will be played on Dec.

Two English Premier League sides that have had bumpy starts to the new season meet up on Saturday, as Newcastle United gets set to host Fulham.

Here’s how to watch the Premier League match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

The Premier League has announced that this season will feature just one match on Boxing Day, breaking from the tradition of a full slate of festive fixtures that fans have long enjoyed.

Tottenham is trying to find itself back in the winning column after a tough result last weekend. In the team’s first home match in almost a month, the Spurs dropped a 2-1 decision to Aston Villa, snapping a four-match unbeaten streak in league play.

Usually one of the busiest periods of any football season, the league announced all other Gameweek 18 fixtures will take place Dec. 27–28. There won’t be a Christmas Eve fixtu

At the top you will probably have the 2-0 win at Manchester City and Sunday’s 3-0 win at Everton. Then the wins at West Ham United and Leeds United. At the bottom would be the defeat to Bournemouth, then the defeat to Aston Villa and the 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, although you may want to switch the order of those two around.

Another weekend of Premier League action is coming up - and you can keep tabs on all of the games across the BBC. You can catch highlights from every game on Match of the Day, all the talking points on Football Focus and all the goals as they go in on Final Score.