The Premier League announces its Christmas and Boxing Day schedule for 2026-27, restoring a wider set of matches on Boxing Day than the season before. After a more limited festive programme last year, the league is returning to a fuller tradition of playing multiple games during the holiday period.
According to reports, last season’s Boxing Day slate was heavily reduced, with only one Premier League match taking place on 26 December. This narrower approach followed calendar pressures related to the league’s requirement to complete 33 rounds of weekend fixtures.
For 2026-27, outlets report there are 10 Boxing Day matches in total: seven games scheduled for Saturday, December 26, and three games on Sunday, December 27. The announcements indicate the league is using the holiday weekend to spread fixtures across both days rather than concentrating them on a single date.
