Your Christmas dinner will have finally settled in your stomach, the fire might be crackling away and as you prepare for Boxing Day you suddenly remember one thing – you forgot to check what football matches are on near you.
At Last Word On Football, we have compiled a list of every Boxing Day football fixture set to be played rising as high as the Premier League and all the way down to League Two.
Boxing Day Football Fixtures and Postponements
Coronavirus Disrupts Festive Schedule
The sudden rise in cases of coronavirus – sparked by the emergence of the Omicron variant – has resulted in severe disruptions across the footballing pyramid.
Matches across the Premier League and EFL have had to be postponed with just a handful of top-flight fixtures being played last Saturday (December 18), whilst fewer than half of the scheduled fixtures throughout the Football League’s three divisions took place that weekend.
Premier League Boxing Day Football Fixtures
Liverpool vs Leeds (12:30 pm kick-off) – POSTPONED
Wolves vs Watford (12:30 pm kick-off) – POSTPONED
Burnley vs Everton (15:00 pm kick-off) – POSTPONED
Manchester City vs Leicester City (15:00 pm kick-off)
Norwich City vs Arsenal (15:00 pm kick-off)
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace (15:00 pm kick-off) – BT Sport
West Ham vs Southampton (15:00 pm kick-off)
Aston Villa vs Chelsea (17:30 pm kick-off) – Sky Sports
Brighton vs Brentford (20:00 pm kick-off) – Sky Sports
Championship Boxing Day Football Fixtures
Barnsley vs Stoke City – POSTPONED
Cardiff City vs Coventry City – POSTPONED
Fulham vs Birmingham City – POSTPONED
Huddersfield vs Blackpool (15:00 pm kick-off)
Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (15:00 pm kick-off) – Sky Sports
Luton vs Bristol City – POSTPONED
Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest (15:00 pm kick-off)
Millwall vs Swansea – POSTPONED
Peterborough vs Reading – POSTPONED
Preston vs Sheffield United – POSTPONED
League One Boxing Day Football Fixtures
Accrington vs Rotherham (15:00 pm kick-off)
AFC Wimbledon vs Charlton Athletic – POSTPONED
Bolton vs Morecambe – POSTPONED
Cheltenham Town vs Plymouth Argyle (15:00 pm kick-off)
Crewe Alexandra vs Wigan Athletic – POSTPONED
Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury (15:00 pm kick-off)
Lincoln City vs MK Dons (15:00 pm kick-off)
Portsmouth vs Oxford United – POSTPONED
Sheffield Wednesday vs Burton Albion – POSTPONED
Gillingham vs Ipswich Town – POSTPONED
Wycombe vs Cambridge United – POSTPONED
League Two Boxing Day Football Fixtures
Carlisle United vs Rochdale – POSTPONED
Bradford City vs Harrogate Town – POSTPONED
Bristol Rovers vs Sutton United – POSTPONED
Colchester United vs Leyton Orient – POSTPONED
Exeter City vs Swindon Town – POSTPONED
Mansfield Town vs Hartlepool United (15:00 pm kick-off)
Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers – POSTPONED
Northampton Town vs Walsall – POSTPONED
Oldham Athletic vs Scunthorpe United (15:00 pm kick-off)
Port Vale vs Salford City – POSTPONED
Stevenage vs Crawley Town – POSTPONED
Tranmere Rovers vs Barrow (15:00 pm kick-off)
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