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Pochettino 'not happy' with Christmas Eve fixture
This year's festive football schedule will see the first Premier League match played on Christmas Eve for 28 years when Wolves host Chelsea (13:00 GMT).
Each club will play three games between 21 December and 2 January, except for champions Manchester City and Brentford.
City are in Club World Cup action in Saudi Arabia, with the final taking place on 22 December. Their match with Brentford, originally scheduled for 23 December, has been postponed.
Crystal Palace host Brighton in the first Christmas fixture on Thursday, 21 December (20:00), while Aston Villa face Sheffield United on Friday, 22 December (20:00)
Six matches remain on Saturday, 23 December including Fulham's game against Burnley, which will see Rebecca Welch become the first female referee for a Premier League fixture.
The scheduling of Chelsea's visit to Wolves on Christmas Eve has drawn criticism with the Football Supporters' Association, who said it was "an unwanted present which no-one asked for", while the Chelsea Supporters' Trust described the decision as "totally unacceptable".
Chelsea will have the shortest recovery time, with 139.5 hours between their first kick-off and third kick-off, while Brighton have the most with 283.5 hours – double that of Chelsea.
Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Prime Video will share live broadcast rights throughout the festive season with the BBC showing highlights.
Kick-offs 15:00 unless stated. All times GMT.
Thursday, 21 December
Crystal Palace v Brighton (20:00)
Friday, 22 December
Aston Villa v Sheffield United (20:00)
Saturday, 23 December
West Ham v Manchester United (12:30)
Fulham v Burnley
Luton Town v Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth
Tottenham v Everton
Liverpool v Arsenal (17:30)
Sunday, 24 December
Wolves v Chelsea (13:00)
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest (12:30)
Bournemouth v Fulham
Sheffield United v Luton Town
Burnley v Liverpool (17:30)
Manchester United v Aston Villa (20:00)
Wednesday, 27 December
Brentford v Wolves (19:30)
Chelsea v Crystal Palace (19:30)
Everton v Manchester City (20:15)
Thursday, 28 December
Brighton v Tottenham (19:30)
Arsenal v West Ham (20:15)
Saturday, 30 December
Luton Town v Chelsea (12:30)
Aston Villa v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Brentford
Manchester City v Sheffield United
Wolves v Everton
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (17:30)
Sunday, 31 December
Fulham v Arsenal (14:00)
Tottenham v Bournemouth (14:00)
Monday, 1 January
Liverpool v Newcastle United (20:00)
Tuesday, 2 January
West Ham v Brighton (19:30)
Total recovery time
Matchday 1 fixture
Matchday 2 fixture [recovery]
Matchday 3 [recovery]
1 – Brighton
283.5 hrs
Crystal Palace (a) 21 Dec (20:00)
Tottenham (h) 28 Dec (19:30)
[165 hrs 30 mins]
West Ham (a) 2 Jan (19:30)
[118 hrs]
2 – West Ham
243 hrs
Man Utd (h) 23 Dec (12:30)
Arsenal (a) 28 Dec (20:15)
[125 hrs 45 mins]
Brighton (h) 2 Jan (19:30)
[117 hrs 15 mins]
3 – Newcastle United
217 hrs
Luton (a) 23 Dec (15:00)
Nott'm Forest (h) 26 Dec (12:30)
[67 hrs 30 mins]
Liverpool (a) 1 Jan (20:00)
[149 hrs 30 mins]
4 – Liverpool
214.5 hrs
Arsenal (h) 23 Dec (17:30)
Burnley (a) 26 Dec (17:30)
[70 hrs]
Newcastle (h) 1 Jan (20:00)
[144 hrs 30 mins]
5 – Crystal Palace
207 hrs
Brighton (h) 21 Dec (20:00)
Chelsea (a) 27 Dec (19:30)
[141 hrs 30 mins]
Brentford (h) 30 Dec (15:00)
[65 hrs 30 mins]
6= – Bournemouth
187 hrs
Nott'm Forest (a) 23 Dec (15:00)
Fulham (h) 26 Dec (15:00)
[70 hrs]
Tottenham (a) 31 Dec (14:00)
[117 hrs]
6= – Fulham
187 hrs
Burnley (h) 23 Dec (15:00)
Bournemouth (a) 26 Dec (15:00)
[70 hrs]
Arsenal (h) 31 Dec (14:00)
[117 hrs]
6= – Tottenham
187 hrs
Everton (h) 23 Dec (15:00)
Brighton (a) 28 Dec (19:30)
[122 hrs 30 mins]
Bournemouth (h) 31 Dec (14:00)
[64 hrs 30 mins]
9 – Arsenal
184.5 hrs
Liverpool (a) 23 Dec (17:30)
West Ham (h) 28 Dec (20:15)
[120 hrs 45 mins]
Fulham (a) 31 Dec (14:00)
[63 hrs 45 mins]
10= – Aston Villa
183 hrs
Sheff Utd (h) 22 Dec (20:00)
Man Utd (a) 26 Dec (20:00)
[94 hrs]
Burnley (h) 30 Dec (15:00)
[89 hrs]
10= – Sheffield United
183 hrs
Aston Villa (a) 22 Dec (20:00)
Luton (h) 26 Dec (15:00)
[89 hrs]
Man City (a) 30 Dec (15:00)
[94 hrs]
12 – Manchester United
169 hrs
West Ham (a) 23 Dec (12:30)
Aston Villa (h) 26 Dec (20:00)
[77 hrs 30 mins]
Nott'm Forest (a) 30 Dec (17:30)
[91 hrs 30 mins]
13 – Nottingham Forest
166.5 hrs
Bournemouth (h) 23 Dec (15:00)
Newcastle (a) 26 Dec (12:30)
[67 hrs 30 mins]
Man Utd (h) 30 Dec (17:30)
[99 hrs]
14= – Burnley
164 hrs
Fulham (a) 23 Dec (15:00)
Liverpool (h) 26 Dec (17:30)
[72 hrs 30 mins]
Aston Villa 30 Dec (15:00)
[91 hrs 30 mins]
14= – Everton
164 hrs
Tottenham (a) 23 Dec (15:00)
Man City (h) 27 Dec (20:15)
[99 hrs 15 mins]
Wolves (a) 30 Dec (15:00)
[64 hrs 45 mins]
16 – Luton Town
161.5 hrs
Newcastle (h) 23 Dec (15:00)
Sheff Utd (a) 26 Dec (15:00)
[70 hrs]
Chelsea (h) 30 Dec (12:30)
[91 hrs 30 mins]
17 – Wolves
142 hrs
Chelsea (h) 24 Dec (13:00)
Brentford (a) 27 Dec (19:30)
[76 hrs 30 mins]
Everton (h) 30 Dec (15:00)
[65 hrs 30 mins]
18 – Chelsea
139.5 hrs
Wolves (a) 24 Dec (13:00)
Crystal Palace (h) 27 Dec (19:30)
[76 hrs 30 mins]
Luton (a) 30 Dec (12:30)
[63 hrs]
Brentford
N/A
Postponed
Wolves (h) 27 Dec (19:30)
Crystal Palace (a) 30 Dec (15:00)
Manchester City
N/A
Postponed
Everton (a) 27 Dec (20:15)
Sheff Utd (h) 30 Dec (15:00)
*Recovery time calculated on the basis of every match being completed within a two-hour timeframe
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