Festive fixtures moved for TV

08 October 2011 12:23
Fixtures involving all 20 Premier League teams will be televised by Sky Sports and ESPN over the festive period.[LNB] The live dates for December and early January were announced on Friday, with 21 top-flight games to be shown on Sky Sports and a further three fixtures on ESPN.[LNB]Highlights include a potential title tussle between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Monday, December 12, and a Super Sunday triple-header on December 18 featuring QPR v Manchester United, Aston Villa v Liverpool and Manchester City v Arsenal.[LNB]Liverpool host Newcastle on Friday, December 30, and there will also be live Premier League football on the first four days of 2012.[LNB]On New Year's Day, West Brom host Everton and Manchester City travel to the North East to play Sunderland.[LNB]Fulham v Arsenal (Monday, January 2), Manchester City v Liverpool (Tuesday, January 3) and Newcastle v Manchester United (Wednesday, January 4) are the other live games scheduled for early 2012. [LNB]Live Premier League games confirmed for December/early January (televised by Sky Sports unless otherwise stated): [LNB]DECEMBER: Sat 3: Newcastle v Chelsea (12.45pm), Aston Villa v Man Utd (ESPN, 5.30pm); Sun 4: Wolves v Sunderland (4pm); Mon 5: Fulham v Liverpool (8pm); Sun 11: Sunderland v Blackburn (1.30pm), Stoke v Tottenham (4pm); Mon 12: Chelsea v Man City (8pm); Sat 17: Wigan v Chelsea (ESPN, 5.30pm); Sun 18: QPR v Man Utd (12pm), Aston Villa v Liverpool (2.05pm), Man City v Arsenal (4.10pm); Tue 20: Blackburn v Bolton (8pm); Wed 21: Wigan v Liverpool (8pm); Thu 22: Tottenham v Chelsea (8pm); Mon 26: Stoke v Aston Villa (8pm); Tue 27: Swansea v QPR (5pm), Norwich v Tottenham (7.30pm); Fri 30: Liverpool v Newcastle (7.45pm); Sat 31: Man Utd v Blackburn (ESPN, 12.45pm).[LNB]JANUARY: Sun 1: West Brom v Everton (12.30pm), Sunderland v Man City (3pm); Mon 2: Fulham v Arsenal (5.30pm); Tue 3: Man City v Liverpool (8pm); Wed 4: Newcastle v Man Utd (8pm).

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