It’s traditionally one of the most anticipated days of the English soccer calendar. But this year there is a notable lack of Premier League games on Boxing Day, with only one match scheduled - Manchester United vs.

The day after Christmas is usually jam-packed with great Premier League matchups, but not this year. What gives?

In a controversial move, there’s only one Premier League game scheduled for Boxing Day. When the festive season’s fixtures were announced in October, the Premier League said the changes were made due to the ‘expansion of European club competitions’ and ‘how the calendar falls’.

THE Premier League will NOT being showing the usual range of fixtures on Boxing Day this year! Fans will have to wait until 8pm on Boxing Day to catch Manchester United vs Newcastle – the

Why English Premier League schedule on Boxing Day isn't full, only has 1 game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Fans of the English Premier League around the world have grown to know the tradition as well as those in England do.

MANCHESTER, Inglaterra (AP) — Tradicionalmente, es uno de los días más esperados del calendario del fútbol inglés. Sin embargo, este año hay una notable falta de partidos de la Liga Premier en el llamado Boxing Day, con solo un partido programado: Manchester United vs. Newcastle.

Happy Boxing Day! The Premier League may be taking a light day, but we've got a loaded slate in the EFL Championship while AFCON gets closer to the end of matchday one. I'm Chuck Booth, and let's get to the soccer.

Manchester United face Newcastle in the only Boxing Day fixture this season but the bank holiday has given us some very exciting matches in the past.We have put together a quiz about the Boxing Day