Online Reporter
THE Premier League have confirmed December’s TV schedule.
The footie in the build-up to the festive season is set to add to fans’ cheer, with several big matches to sink their teeth into.
But there is yet to be announcement on the Christmas fixtures, with the Prem looking to “announce these separately as soon as possible”.
No less than FOUR Arsenal matches have been moved throughout December.
And one blockbuster evening will play host to six matches.
The start of December is sure to get the juices flowing for fans.
Tuesday 2 sees three games take place on Sky Sports including Tottenham’s visit to Newcastle.
The following day sees Sky Sports broadcast six matches at the same time, with Arsenal hosting Brentford and Chelsea travelling to Leeds.
The action then spills over into a third night on Sky as Manchester United do battle with West Ham.
There’s a single day’s rest for fans before the action returns on Saturday 6. While on Sunday, there are three TV games including Everton vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Man United.
The final confirmed TV fixture falls on Monday 22, three days before Christmas, when Fulham take on Nottingham Forest.
Meanwhile, HARRY REDKNAPP has thrown his backing behind Premier League games being played abroad as he said the idea has “got to happen”.
Speculation about English top flight matches being staged in other countries has been rife for almost two decades. But the move has never become a reality after criticism from fans and media towards the idea, which became known as ‘Game 39’.
La Liga are set to host their first match in Miami between Barcelona and Villarreal in December after fighting off opposition from Spanish authorities and Fifa.
The historic match has now been approved by Uefa —who have also rubber-stamped a Serie A match between AC Milan and Como taking place in Australia in February.
Now ex-Tottenham boss Redknapp believes the Prem should now follow suit. Redknapp, speaking on The Managers podcast, powered by Boyle Sports, said: “It’s only a matter of time before games are played abroad. It’s got to happen. “You’ve got all foreign owners now – they’ll be taking games there. I saw the American football is at Tottenham. It’s going to happen.
“They’ll all want to take their teams over there. They have the big say in what happens in the Premier League – all the foreign owners. There won’t be an English owner or British owner in a few years.”
Despite La Liga and Serie A matches getting the go-ahead to move abroad, Uefa chiefs remain firmly against the idea.
Uefa said its ruling executive committee had “reluctantly taken the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis” the requests from Spain and Italy, due to a lack of rules to prevent the games being switched.
But it reaffirmed its pledge to work with Fifa to “uphold the integrity of domestic competitions and the close bond between clubs, their supporters and local communities”. — Sun
Mathew Masinge