"The Boxing Day footballing feast that is usually served up for Premier League fans across the country is set to be cancelled for 2025. No-one has been placed on the naughty list and been delivered coal, but due to Boxing Day falling on a Friday and scheduling conflicts it means that the traditional full-slate of fixtures will not occur this year."
"The Premier League is committed to providing broadcasters 33 weekends of fixtures, which leads them to a scheduling dilemma should they wish to provide usual festive entertainment showpiece. The expanded Champions League, and the league's commitment to providing a platform for the FA Cup means that one of the 33 weekends would have to be the 27/28 December. With the Champions League expanding there are less free mid-weeks,"
Boxing Day falls on a Friday in 2025, so the traditional full slate of Premier League fixtures will largely be canceled, with potentially only one match played. The Premier League must provide broadcasters with 33 weekends of fixtures, creating scheduling constraints alongside an expanded Champions League and the FA Cup's exclusive weekend commitments. The FA Cup has exclusivity for the fourth, fifth and quarter-final rounds, and the fifth round moved back to a weekend. The Champions League expansion reduces available midweek slots and current television slot arrangements further limit the ability to schedule a full set of Boxing Day matches.
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