Premier League Christmas TV schedule announced

Football and Christmas go together like turkey and stuffing.

While some people get excited for silly things around the festive season like presents and family, we know it's really all about the football. That's why we rushed downstairs this morning to unwrap the announcement of the Premier League's TV schedule for December and the start of January. There are some real crackers in here. Boxing day sees a triple header as Manchester United travel to Stoke at 12.45pm on Sky Sports, then Newcastle United and Everton  face off on BT Sport at 5.30pm before the Saints host Santi Cazorla's Arsenal at 7.45pm on BT Sport. The other big games include Liverpool's trip to Newcastle on December 6, Arsenal's head-to-head with Manchester City on December 21 and Manchester United's tie with Chelsea on December 28. You can check them all out below.

Barclays Premier League live fixture list

Saturday 5 December

12.45pm Stoke City v Manchester City (BT Sport) 5.30pm Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)

Sunday 6 December

4pm Newcastle United v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Monday 7 December

8pm Everton v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)

Saturday 12 December

12.45pm Norwich City v Everton (BT Sport) 5.30pm AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United (Sky Sports)

Sunday 13 December

1.30pm Aston Villa v Arsenal (Sky Sports) 4pm Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United (Sky Sports)

Monday 14 December

8pm Leicester City v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Saturday 19 December

5.30pm Newcastle United v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)

Sunday 20 December

1.30pm Watford v Liverpool (Sky Sports) 4pm Swansea City v West Ham United (Sky Sports)

Monday 21 December

8pm Arsenal v Manchester City (Sky Sports)

Saturday 26 December

12.45pm Stoke City v Manchester United (Sky Sports) 5.30pm Newcastle United v Everton (BT Sport) 7.45pm Southampton v Arsenal (BT Sport)

Monday 28 December

5.30pm Manchester United v Chelsea (BT Sport)

Tuesday 29 December

7.45pm Leicester City v Manchester City (BT Sport)

Wednesday 30 December

7.45pm Sunderland v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Saturday 2 January

12.45pm West Ham United v Liverpool (BT Sport) 5.30pm Watford v Manchester City (Sky Sports)

Sunday 3 January

1.30pm Crystal Palace v Chelsea (Sky Sports)