The Premier League is traditionally played on 26 December: on Boxing Day, almost all the top teams, including Liverpool FC, are in action. Jurgen Klopp has to go with his team against Leicester City. Which games are on the program on Boxing Day and where you can watch the games, we will tell you at Spox.
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The origin of the “Gift Box Day” is not entirely clear. There is said to have been a day in Ancient Rome in December when slaves and their masters exchanged roles. Later, the tradition of staff getting gifts from their employers on December 26th probably arose.
Today, Boxing Day is a tradition in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa, among others, but above all as a busy day and date for major transgaming.orgs competitions.
Boxing Day in the Premier League: Dates
A total of nine matches will be played on Thursday, with only defending champions Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers not taking action until 27 December.
Tottenham Hotspur will start against Brighton and Hove Albion, followed by six simultaneous games at 4pm. Manchester United play Newcastle at home in the evening, with the top-flight match between Leicester City and Liverpool at the end of the day
Premier League: The 19th matchday at a glance
| December 26 | Kick off | Encounter |
| 1:30 p.m. | Tottenham – Brighton | |
| 4 p.m. | Bournemouth – Arsenal | |
| 4 p.m. | Sheffield United – Watford F.C. | |
| 4 p.m. | Chelsea – Southampton | |
| 4 p.m. | Aston Villa – Norwich City | |
| 4 p.m. | Crystal Palace – West Ham | |
| 4 p.m. | Everton – Burnley | |
| 6:30 p.m. | ManUnited v Newcastle | |
| 9 p.m. | Leicester – Liverpool | |
| 27 December | Kick off | Encounter |
| 8:45 p.m. | Wolverhampton – ManCity |
Boxing Day on TV and livestream
All Boxing Day matches will be played on Sky Transfer. The pay-TV channel shows the games from 4 p.m. in a big conference, the remaining three games before and then in full length individually.
Also in the stream the games run, you can choose between SkyGo (available via app for TV subscription customers) and SkyTicket (can be cancelled monthly).
Boxing Day in the live ticker
SPOX will also be present via live ticker on 26 December: there is a single ticker for each nine games. Click here for an overview of all our live tickers. Have fun!
Premier League: The latest table before Boxing Day
| Place | Team | Sp. | Goals | Diff | Pkt. |
| 1. | Liverpool F.C. | 17 | 42:14 | 28 | 49 |
| 2. | Leicester City | 18 | 41:14 | 27 | 39 |
| 3. | Manchester City | 18 | 50:20 | 30 | 38 |
| 4. | Chelsea F.C. | 18 | 33:25 | 8 | 32 |
| 5. | Sheffield United | 18 | 22:16 | 6 | 28 |
| 6. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 26:22 | 4 | 27 |
| 7. | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 32:26 | 6 | 26 |
| 8. | Manchester United | 18 | 26:22 | 4 | 25 |
| 9. | Newcastle United | 18 | 18:24 | -6 | 25 |
| 10. | Burnley F.C. | 18 | 23:29 | -6 | 24 |
| 11. | Arsenal F.C. | 18 | 24:27 | -3 | 23 |
| 12. | Crystal Palace | 18 | 15:20 | -5 | 23 |
| 13. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 21:26 | -5 | 20 |
| 14. | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 19:25 | -6 | 19 |
| 15. | Everton F.C. | 18 | 20:29 | -9 | 19 |
| 16. | West Ham United | 17 | 19:28 | -9 | 19 |
| 17. | Southampton F.C. | 18 | 21:37 | -16 | 18 |
| 18. | Aston Villa | 18 | 24:33 | -9 | 15 |
| 19. | Norwich City | 18 | 19:37 | -18 | 12 |
| 20. | Watford F.C. | 18 | 11:32 | -21 | 12 |