Premier League: December & January live TV games confirmed
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Sky Sports and BT Sport have announced the 2018/19 Premier League fixtures they will be broadcasting live in December and January.
A total of 43 games have been selected for live TV coverage, covering the festive period and the first month of the New Year, with Sky Sports showing 31 matches whilst 12 will be televised on BT Sport.
Sky Sports’ live selections are headlined by ‘Derby Day’ on Sunday, 2 December, which serves up a hat-trick of crunch clashes as Chelsea play Fulham at Stamford Bridge, before Arsenal host Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates and Liverpool face Everton.
Another highlight from Sky’s latest selection of games sees Manchester United face arch rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, December 16.
There is a Boxing Day treat with three games to take in, all exclusively live on Sky Sports, starting with Wolves’ match at Fulham, followed by Brighton’s home clash with Arsenal, before Watford face Chelsea at Vicarage Road.
Another Sky Sports triple-header on Sunday, December 30 begins with Chelsea’s trip to Crystal Palace and takes in Manchester City’s trip to Southampton, before the day’s action ends with United hosting Bournemouth.
Meanwhile, 2019 kicks off with a New Year’s Day double featuring Everton against Leicester at Goodison Park, before Cardiff host Spurs. January also sees Premier League champions City play Liverpool at the Etihad, with that titanic encounter taking place on Thursday, January 3.
BT Sport will be showing 12 exclusively live Premier League games including Manchester United against Arsenal, Chelsea against champions Manchester City, a festive feast with Arsenal heading to Anfield to play Liverpool and the Gunners welcoming London rivals Chelsea in January.
A mouth-watering encounter on Wednesday, 5 December sees two of the division’s heavyweights go head to head as Manchester United welcome old foes Arsenal.
Following this will be a BT Sport double-header on Saturday, 8 December, starting with two of the Premier League’s early pace-setters facing off, as Chelsea host Manchester City in what should be a thrilling clash between two of the league’s most attacking outfits and a potentially key fixture in the title chase.
Leicester City against Tottenham Hotspur follows straight on from coverage at Stamford Bridge, with the late-night fixture getting underway at 7.45pm.
Rounding off BT Sport’s top-flight action for the year, cameras head to Anfield as Arsenal look to finish 2018 on a high and silence the Kop.
The big boys then join the FA Cup in the third round, with fixtures being broadcast across the opening weekend of January.
After FA Cup Third Round weekend, the Premier League returns to BT Sport screens with Chelsea facing Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, 12 January, while a week later sees the reverse fixture of one the games of the season so far, when Maurizio Sarri’s men cross London to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal.
The opening month of 2019 is completed by another midweek double header, starting with Man City’s trip to the north east to play Newcastle, followed a day later by Jurgen Klopp’s Reds playing host to Leicester City.
In addition to live matches on Sky Sports and BT Sport, the BBC will broadcast free-to-air highlights on Match of the Day every Saturday and Sunday throughout the season.
Scroll down for the complete list of the latest confirmed live Premier League games on Sky Sports and BT Sport in December and January.
For a full list of all the latest live domestic and international games on the box, visit SOTB’s live football page – sport-onthebox.com/live-football-on-tv.
FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER
Cardiff City v Wolves Premier League
20:00
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SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER
Southampton v Manchester Utd Premier League
17:30
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SUNDAY 2nd DECEMBER
Chelsea v Fulham Premier League
12:00
Arsenal v Tottenham Premier League
14:05
Liverpool v Everton Premier League
16:15
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TUESDAY 4th DECEMBER
Watford v Manchester City Premier League
20:00
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WEDNESDAY 5th DECEMBER
Manchester Utd v Arsenal Premier League
20:00
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SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER
Bournemouth v Liverpool Premier League
12:30
Chelsea v Manchester City Premier League
17:30
Leicester City v Tottenham Premier League
19:45
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SUNDAY 9th DECEMBER
Newcastle Utd v Wolves Premier League
16:00
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MONDAY 10th DECEMBER
Everton v Watford Premier League
20:00
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SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER
Manchester City v Everton Premier League
12:30
Fulham v West Ham Premier League
17:30
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SUNDAY 16th DECEMBER
Southampton v Arsenal Premier League
13:30
Liverpool v Manchester Utd Premier League
16:00
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FRIDAY 21st DECEMBER
Wolves v Liverpool Premier League
20:00
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SATURDAY 22nd DECEMBER
Arsenal v Burnley Premier League
12:30
Cardiff City v Manchester Utd Premier League
17:30
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SUNDAY 23rd DECEMBER
Everton v Tottenham Premier League
16:00
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WEDNESDAY 26th DECEMBER
Fulham v Wolves Premier League
12:30
Brighton v Arsenal Premier League
17:15
Watford v Chelsea Premier League
19:30
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THURSDAY 27th DECEMBER
Southampton v West Ham Premier League
19:45
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SATURDAY 29th DECEMBER
Liverpool v Arsenal Premier League
17:30
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SUNDAY 30th DECEMBER
Crystal Palace v Chelsea Premier League
12:00
Southampton v Manchester City Premier League
14:15
Manchester Utd v Bournemouth Premier League
16:30
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TUESDAY 1st JANUARY
Everton v Leicester City Premier League
12:30
Cardiff City v Tottenham Premier League
17:30
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WEDNESDAY 2nd JANUARY
Newcastle Utd v Manchester Utd Premier League
20:00
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THURSDAY 3rd JANUARY
Manchester City v Liverpool Premier League
20:00
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SATURDAY 12th JANUARY
West Ham v Arsenal Premier League
12:30
Chelsea v Newcastle Utd Premier League
17:30
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SUNDAY 13th JANUARY
Everton v Bournemouth Premier League
14:15
Tottenham v Manchester Utd Premier League
16:30
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MONDAY 14th JANUARY
Manchester City v Wolves* Premier League
20:00
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SATURDAY 19th JANUARY
Wolves v Leicester City Premier League
12:30
Arsenal v Chelsea Premier League
17:30
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SUNDAY 20th JANUARY
Huddersfield Town v Manchester City Premier League
13:30
Fulham v Tottenham Premier League
16:00
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TUESDAY 29th JANUARY
Newcastle Utd v Manchester City Premier League
20:00
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WEDNESDAY 30th JANUARY
Liverpool v Leicester City Premier League
20:00
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*Should either club have an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, this will revert to 13 January, 12:00 (Sky Sports)
