The fewest Boxing Day matches in Premier League history

In England, December 26th, that is, Boxing Day, is traditionally considered a day rich in football matches. Usually, a number of matches within the 18th round of the English Premier League are held on this day.

However, this year the main match day is set for December 27th, which is Saturday. According to The Times, only one match might be played on December 26th this year.

This will be the lowest number of matches on Boxing Day since 1945, that is, after the end of World War II. Over the last 80 years, the least number of matches on Boxing Day was recorded in 1981, when only two games were played.

Among football fans, the term Boxing Day is often used to refer to all the matches during the Christmas and New Year period. However, the holiday itself is celebrated only on December 26th.

This season, the Premier League is delaying the release of the official calendar for Boxing Day and subsequent games. This situation is explained by the difficulties in making the fixture list.

The calendar was supposed to be released on October 15th, but so far, only matches until the end of January have been scheduled. Read “Zamin” on Telegram!