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Coventry City v Ipswich Town (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from Coventry Building Society Arena. The Tractor Boys claimed a 4-1 win here in the FA Cup last season, but the Sky Blues have been the team to beat in the second tier during this campaign, and will be confident of registering another victory in front of their own fans.

Mon 29 Dec 2025 6 PM
Leicester City v Derby County (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from King Power Stadium. There hasn't been a league meeting between these teams since the 2013/14 season, when the Foxes won both matches home and away, including a 4-1 victory here that saw Ritchie De Laet, Dave Nugent, and Jamie Vardy getting the goals, with Nugent scoring twice

Mon 29 Dec 2025 7:45 PM
Birmingham City v Southampton (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park. The teams produced a seven-goal thriller the last time they faced each other here in the 2023/24 season, with the Saints eventually coming out on top 4-3 thanks to a 90-th minute winner from Joe Aribo.

Mon 29 Dec 2025 8:15 PM
Burnley v Newcastle United (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match at Turf Moor. The Magpies have triumphed in each of the last four meetings with the Clarets, and were comfortable winners the last time they came here two season ago, with Callum Wilson, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, and Alexander Isak all scoring in a 4-1 victory.

Tue 30 Dec 2025 7:30 PM
Chelsea v Bournemouth AFC (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match at Stamford Bridge. Reece James rescued a point for the Blues in the corresponding match last term with a 90th-minue equaliser, after seeing his side take the lead through Cole Palmer in the 13th minute, only for the Cherries to battle back with two goals in the second-half from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo.

Tue 30 Dec 2025 7:30 PM
Nottingham Forest v Everton (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match at The City Ground. Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a 94th-minute winner when the teams met in the corresponding clash towards the end of last season, given them a second successive 1-0 win here.

Tue 30 Dec 2025 7:30 PM
West Ham United v Brighton (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match at London Stadium. The Hammers have changed manager twice since the last time they played host to the Seagulls, when they earned a 1-1 draw via a Mohammed Kudus equaliser after first going a goal down when Mats Wieffer netted his first goal for the club.

Tue 30 Dec 2025 7:30 PM
Arsenal v Aston Villa (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match at Emirates Stadium. The Gunners let a two-goal lead slip through their grasp when they hosted Villa last season, with Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins finding the back of the net in eight second-half minutes to cancel out goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz.

Tue 30 Dec 2025 8:15 PM
Manchester United v Wolves (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match at Old Trafford. Wolves came out on top in both encounters with the Red Devils last season, with Pablo Sarabia bagging a 70th-minute winner here. However, United have shown signs of improvements this term, while the Midlanders have struggled.

Tue 30 Dec 2025 8:15 PM
Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from Ewood Park. Rovers claimed a comprehensive 4-1 FA Cup win over the Reds two seasons ago, but both squads have been overhauled since then, and the visitors have settled into this standard now after a difficult opening to the campaign.

Thu 01 Jan 2026 12:30 PM
Derby County v Middlesbrough (Football League)

Coverage of Derby County v Middlesbrough the Championship match from Pride Park.

Thu 01 Jan 2026 3 PM
Sheffield United v Leicester City (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match at Bramall Lane. While this is the first meeting between these teams since the 2020/21 season, the Foxes have had the better of the Blades in recent times, winning eight of the last 10 meetings, including the last seven in a row, while the two that didn't see them triumph ended in draws.

Thu 01 Jan 2026 5:30 PM