Premier League Festive Season (Gameweek 18-20)

[Samid]

Thursday 21 December
20:00 Crystal Palace v Brighton (Sky Sports)

Friday 22 December
20:00 Aston Villa v Sheff Utd (Sky Sports)

Saturday 23 December
12:30 West Ham v Man Utd (TNT Sports)
Fulham v Burnley
Luton Town v Newcastle
Nott'm Forest v AFC Bournemouth
Spurs v Everton
17:30 Liverpool v Arsenal (Sky Sports)

Sunday 24 December
13:00 Wolves v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 26 December
12:30 Newcastle v Nott'm Forest (Prime Video)
AFC Bournemouth v Fulham (Prime Video)
Sheff Utd v Luton Town (Prime Video)
17:30 Burnley v Liverpool (Prime Video)
20:00 Man Utd v Aston Villa (Prime Video)

Wednesday 27 December
19:30 Brentford v Wolves (Prime Video)
19:30 Chelsea v Crystal Palace (Prime Video)
20:15 Everton v Man City (Prime Video)

Thursday 28 December
19:30 Brighton v Spurs (Prime Video)
20:15 Arsenal v West Ham (Prime Video)

Saturday 30 December
12:30 Luton Town v Chelsea (TNT Sports)
Aston Villa v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Man City v Sheff Utd
Wolves v Everton
17:30 Nott'm Forest v Man Utd (Sky Sports)

Sunday 31 December
14:00 Fulham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
14:00 Spurs v AFC Bournemouth*
*Moved due to Brighton v Spurs being played the Thursday before

Monday 1 January 2024
20:00 Liverpool v Newcastle (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 2 January 2024
19:30 West Ham v Brighton (Sky Sports)

 

[duffer]

Christmas Eve game and an early kick off to boot. Yuk.

 

[SilentWitness]

Two tough games for us. Hopefully City are lethargic and shite.

 

[Samid]

Back in the days we used to have three rounds between Boxing Day and New Year's. The soft snowflake social media Fortnite generation of footballers have cried about congestion and managed to cut it down to two. What has happened to the beautiful game?

 

[Utd heap]

Back in the days we used to have three rounds between Boxing Day and New Year's. The soft snowflake social media Fortnite generation of footballers have cried about congestion and managed to cut it down to two. What has happened to the beautiful game?

Amen mate, no doubt Mary Earps had something to do with it - and Gary Lineker.

 

[Bale Bale Bale]

Days between 1st and 3rd game:

12 - Brighton
10 - West Ham
9 - Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Newcastle
8 - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Fulham, Sheffield Utd, Spurs
7 - Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Luton, Man Utd, Nott'm Forest
6 - Wolves

*Brentford and City only play twice

Bit of an unfair spread really.

 

[ayushreddevil9]

Days between 1st and 3rd game:

12 - Brighton
10 - West Ham
9 - Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Newcastle
8 - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Fulham, Sheffield Utd, Spurs
7 - Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Luton, Man Utd, Nott'm Forest
6 - Wolves

*Brentford and City only play twice

Bit of an unfair spread really.

Brighton beat football so they deserve the rest.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Days between 1st and 3rd game:

12 - Brighton
10 - West Ham
9 - Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Newcastle
8 - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Fulham, Sheffield Utd, Spurs
7 - Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Luton, Man Utd, Nott'm Forest
6 - Wolves

*Brentford and City only play twice

Bit of an unfair spread really.

Won't stop Klopp from moaning for one reason or another.

 

[Sylar]

Days between 1st and 3rd game:

12 - Brighton
10 - West Ham
9 - Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Newcastle
8 - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Fulham, Sheffield Utd, Spurs
7 - Burnley, Chelsea, Everton, Luton, Man Utd, Nott'm Forest
6 - Wolves

*Brentford and City only play twice

Bit of an unfair spread really.

I feel like every week wolves are being shafted by something new

 

[Samid]

Won't stop Klopp from moaning for one reason or another.

They are yet again amongst the teams with the most rest over Christmas so the crybabies are instead moaning about a fixture change in February. Goofy will be all over this in due course.

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[SilentWitness]

Poor from Olise that, should have taken a touch.

 

[Samid]

This has to be the lamest 'derby' to exist. English fotball has such rich history, why the need to try and con us with made up rivalries between teams that are 2 hour train ride apart?

 

[Judas]

This has to be the lamest 'derby' to exist. English fotball has such rich history, why the need to try and con us with made up rivalries between teams that are 2 hour train ride apart?

It actually means a hell of a lot locally, on paper it might not make sense, but in reality it's quite heated amongst fans.

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

This has to be the lamest 'derby' to exist. English fotball has such rich history, why the need to try and con us with made up rivalries between teams that are 2 hour train ride apart?

I wouldn't say the distance should factor into whether it's a derby. Chelsea and Leeds hate each other.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I wouldn't say the distance should factor into whether it's a derby. Chelsea and Leeds hate each other.

Distance definitely matters in defining a derby. Rivalries can exist outside derby fixtures though.

 

[DJ_21]

Boring game this

 

[DomesticTadpole]

The useless one scores for Palace.

 

[mu4c_20le]

Ah. Yew.

 

[SilentWitness]

Much better from Olise there.

Brighton injuries hampering them quite a bit, they look really average.

 

[WeePat]

Distance definitely matters in defining a derby. Rivalries can exist outside derby fixtures though.

That’s true, it’s just a different label really. Chelsea v Leeds isn’t a derby, it’s one helluva rivalry though. It’s why we can’t just call Palace v Brighton a made up rivalry () when that rivalry actually means a lot to the two clubs

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

Another feck up from Brighton playing it from the back
Not the first time Verbruggen has done that

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

Distance definitely matters in defining a derby. Rivalries can exist outside derby fixtures though.

That’s true, it’s just a different label really. Chelsea v Leeds isn’t a derby, it’s one helluva rivalry though. It’s why we can’t just call Palace v Brighton a made up rivalry () when that rivalry actually means a lot to the two clubs

Fair enough. I just assumed derby and rivalry were synonyms of one another and putting 'local' in front of either word is what makes the distance relevant. Semantics at the end of the day really. If two sets of fans hate each other then that's all that matters.

 

[Samid]

It actually means a hell of a lot locally, on paper it might not make sense, but in reality it's quite heated amongst fans.

Hodgson has said he doesn't recall this being a rivalry while growing up as a Palace fan. And he has been around since forever so I'm assuming he knows what he's talking about.

 

[RedRocket9908]

Another feck up from Brighton playing it from the back
Not the first time Verbruggen has done that

We were linked with Bart Verbruggen but ended up signing Altay Bayindir instead.

 

[Judas]

Hodgson has said he doesn't recall this being a rivalry while growing up as a Palace fan. And he has been around since forever so I'm assuming he knows what he's talking about.

So I'm just making it up? You can argue all you want but plenty of football fans in England are aware of the rivalry between the two sets of supporters, even if you want to claim otherwise. Odd stuff.

 

[Oldyella]

Hodgson has said he doesn't recall this being a rivalry while growing up as a Palace fan. And he has been around since forever so I'm assuming he knows what he's talking about.

It only started in the 70s, so he would have been in his 30s by then.

 

[WeePat]

It only started in the 70s, so he would have been in his 30s by then.

 

[SilentWitness]

Exceptional header by Welbeck. They needed that as they're on a bad run in the league, only 2 wins in their last 12 games including this.

 

[cj_sparky]

Fantastic header from Welbeck, that has been coming for Brighton.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Welbz!

 

[Leftback99]

Should never have been sold.

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

Was just about to say Brighton have been awful.

Great header from Danny

 

[Teja]

Absolutely amazing finish

 

[SilentWitness]

Was just about to say Brighton have been awful.

Great header from Danny

They've been poor in the league recently but injuries have been piling up due to EL schedule.

 

[Teja]

Brighton play some sexy football. Don't get the De Zerbi hate.

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

Henderson is a calamity.

 

[Teja]

 

[TheRedHearted]

Brighton beat football so they deserve the rest.

Sure they did .. the “we are massive” crowd, gotta say I can’t stand those guys

 

[Sylar]

We were linked with Bart Verbruggen but ended up signing Altay Bayindir instead.

What happened to steele? He was doing well when he got into the team and exactly what i expected a team like brighton to have. Decent keeper and calm with the ball. This new guy seems like a downgrade every time I've seen him play for them

 

[Samid]

Tonight I feel Villa.