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Boxing Day football fixtures on TV, Premier League, Championship matches plus complete festive guide
As is tradition, Boxing Day is packed full of football action from around the country and abroad
YOU'VE eaten the turkey, opened the presents and drunk your body weight in mulled wine, and now it's time to head to the footy.
Last season saw a high-scoring Boxing Day with Tottenham beating Southampton 5-2, Liverpool thumping Swansea 5-0 and Burnley coming within seconds of beating Jose Mourinho's Man Utd.
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Boxing Day fixtures and full festive programme
THERE are nine Premier League games to look forward to on Boxing Day, as well as a full EFL fixture list.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes charge of his first home game against Huddersfield, whilst Manchester City head to Leicester for the second time in a week.
All kick-offs are 3pm unless otherwise stated.
Premier League
- Fulham vs Wolves (12.30pm)
- Burnley vs Everton
- Crystal Palace vs Cardiff
- Leicester vs Man City
- Liverpool vs Newcastle
- Man Utd vs Huddersfield
- Tottenham vs Bournemouth
- Brighton vs Arsenal (5.15pm)
- Watford vs Chelsea (7.30pm)
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Championship
- Birmingham vs Stoke
- Bolton vs Rotherham
- Bristol vs Brentford
- Leeds vs Blackburn
- Middlesbrough vs Sheff Wed
- Millwall vs Reading
- Norwich vs Nottingham Forest
- Preston vs Hull
- QPR vs Ipswich
- Sheffield United vs Derby
- Swansea vs Aston Villa
- West Brom vs Wigan
League One
- Accrington vs Shrewsbury
- AFC Wimbledon vs Plymouth
- Barnsley vs Peterborough
- Burton vs Wycombe
- Coventry vs Charlton
- Fleetwood vs Doncaster
- Oxford United vs Southend
- Rochdale vs Blackpool
- Scunthorpe vs Luton
- Sunderland vs Bradford City
- Walsall vs Bristol Rovers
League Two
- Carlisle vs Oldham
- Cheltenham vs MK Dons
- Colchester vs Stevenage
- Crewe vs Lincoln City
- Mansfield vs Bury
- Newport County vs Forest Green
- Northampton vs Swindon
- Notts County vs Macclesfield
- Port Vale vs Grimsby
- Tranmere vs Morecambe
TV guide for Premier League and Championship games
BOXING DAY has always been a bumper day for football - and Sky Sports have FOUR live games to tuck into.
Here's the matches selected for broadcast:
- Fulham vs Wolves (Sky Sports Premier League, 12:30pm)
- Sheffield United vs Derby (Sky Sports Football, 3pm)
- Brighton vs Arsenal (Sky Sports Premier League, 5:15pm)
- Watford vs Chelsea (Sky Sports Premier League, 7:30pm)
A further six Championship games will be on the Sky Sports Red Button, all taking place at 3pm.
- Birmingham vs Stoke
- Leeds vs Blackburn
- Norwich vs Nottingham Forest
- QPR vs Ipswich
- Swansea vs Aston Villa
- West Brom vs Wigan
Games on TV elsewhere
THERE's a bumper fixture list in Serie A, whilst action begins over breakfast from the A-League.
Here's the other matches on offer away from England on Boxing Day:
- Adelaide United vs Western Sydney Wanderers (A-League) - BT Sport 1, 8.50am
- Frosinone vs AC Milan (Serie A) - Eleven Sports 1, 11.30am
- Aberdeen vs Celtic (Scottish Premiership) - BT Sport 2, 2pm
- Atalanta vs Juventus (Serie A) - Eleven Sports 1, 2pm
- Bologna vs Lazio (Serie A) - Eleven Sports 2, 2pm
- Roma vs Sassuolo (Serie A) - Eleven Sports 1, 5pm
- Torino vs Empoli (Serie A) - Eleven Sports 2, 5pm
- Inter Milan vs Napoli (Serie A) - Eleven Sports 1, 7.30pm
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