Liverpool Festive Fixtures Confirmed as Premier League Schedule Changes Announced
Liverpool’s festive fixture list has been adjusted, with three Premier League matches moved and confirmed for live UK television. It is routine stuff at this stage of the season, but it matters. Supporters travelling over Christmas and New Year need certainty, clubs need planning time, and broadcasters get the slots they want.
The revised schedule now sees Liverpool travel to Hull City at 5.30pm on Saturday December 26. Then comes Aston Villa away at 8.15pm on Wednesday December 30, followed by Sunderland away at 8.15pm on Tuesday January 5. All kick-off times are GMT.
Three of our fixtures during the festive period have been rearranged ℹ️🗓️ pic.twitter.com/Ozs1eBM35z
Premier League Schedule Changes Set Dates
These are the three festive changes now locked in for Liverpool. All three matches will be shown live in the UK, which is no surprise given the demand around the holiday period. It also means a testing run of evening football and travel, especially with two away fixtures in quick succession after Boxing Day.
There is no movement, for now, on Liverpool’s home match against Coventry City. That game remains at Anfield on Saturday January 2 with a 3pm GMT kick-off. For supporters, that is one less complication in a packed part of the calendar.
Liverpool Fixtures Around Anfield Stay Busy
What this tells you is simple enough. The festive programme will be tight, heavily watched and logistically awkward, which is exactly what English football tends to produce every winter. Liverpool will need to manage recovery properly, particularly with the away sequence and the late kick-off times attached to Villa Park and Sunderland.
Further updates are still expected for earlier fixtures across November and December, so this may not be the end of the reshuffle. For now, these are the key dates supporters can work from as the Liverpool fixtures picture becomes clearer.
Festive Fixture List in Full
Hull City v Liverpool, 5.30pm, Saturday December 26.
Aston Villa v Liverpool, 8.15pm, Wednesday December 30.
Liverpool v Coventry City, 3pm, Saturday January 2.
Sunderland v Liverpool, 8.15pm, Tuesday January 5.
