{"id":605984,"date":"2021-12-25T15:05:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=605984"},"modified":"2021-12-26T05:56:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T10:56:03","slug":"boxing-day-football-fixtures-postponements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/25\/boxing-day-football-fixtures-postponements\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Day Football Fixtures and Postponements as Coronavirus Disrupts Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; you forgot to check what football matches are on near you.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Boxing Day Football Fixtures and Postponements<\/h2>\n<h3>Coronavirus Disrupts Festive Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>The sudden rise in cases of coronavirus &#8211; sparked by the emergence of the Omicron variant &#8211; has resulted in severe disruptions across the footballing pyramid.<\/p>\n<p>Matches across the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> 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&#8217;s three divisions took place that weekend.<\/p>\n<h3>Premier League Boxing Day Football Fixtures<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool vs Leeds (12:30 pm kick-off) &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Wolves vs Watford (12:30 pm kick-off) &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Burnley vs Everton (15:00 pm kick-off) &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City vs Leicester City (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Norwich City vs Arsenal (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham vs Crystal Palace (15:00 pm kick-off) &#8211; BT Sport<\/p>\n<p>West Ham vs Southampton (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa vs Chelsea (17:30 pm kick-off) &#8211; Sky Sports<\/p>\n<p>Brighton vs Brentford (20:00 pm kick-off) &#8211; Sky Sports<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1354418632\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1354418632?et=go0iTPcyS2ZUjKf6y2PF9w&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=nDXDl6RQwF5S78eLkdOo3F_o0mni6SRfOi9N9GYy2kw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Championship Boxing Day Football Fixtures<\/h3>\n<p>Barnsley vs Stoke City &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Cardiff City vs Coventry City &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Fulham vs Birmingham City &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Huddersfield vs Blackpool (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (15:00 pm kick-off) &#8211; Sky Sports<\/p>\n<p>Luton vs Bristol City &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Middlesbrough vs Nottingham Forest (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Millwall vs Swansea &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Peterborough vs Reading &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Preston vs Sheffield United &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1236781479\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1236781479?et=NwoWqLpFQxB1JU26mMDwAA&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=rUhhr2szMtlxkfrAYGScYlDRWROcT2kva2aMkh6u0Pw=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>League One Boxing Day Football Fixtures<\/h3>\n<p>Accrington vs Rotherham (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>AFC Wimbledon vs Charlton Athletic &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Bolton vs Morecambe &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Cheltenham Town vs Plymouth Argyle (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Crewe Alexandra vs Wigan Athletic &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln City vs MK Dons (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Portsmouth vs Oxford United &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday vs Burton Albion &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Gillingham vs Ipswich Town &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Wycombe vs Cambridge United &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1236964764\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1236964764?et=mtGirXtYQ3Fgi2sGzytVZQ&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=E9SdWkRtNrfAf4v8ahQJpo-IWr79maUsyTsjDs-37G0=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>League Two Boxing Day Football Fixtures<\/h3>\n<p>Carlisle United vs Rochdale &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Bradford City vs Harrogate Town &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Bristol Rovers vs Sutton United &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Colchester United vs Leyton Orient &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Exeter City vs Swindon Town &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Mansfield Town vs Hartlepool United (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Northampton Town vs Walsall &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Oldham Athletic vs Scunthorpe United (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Port Vale vs Salford City &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Stevenage vs Crawley Town &#8211; POSTPONED<\/p>\n<p>Tranmere Rovers vs Barrow (15:00 pm kick-off)<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; 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