Boxing Day Football | 2020 Boxing Day Football Predictions

Picture the scene: Christmas Day is done, you’re already growing tired of your festive ‘bubble’, and there are turkey sandwiches to be made.

It’s been a difficult year for everyone, but at least you’ve got the perfect excuse to get away from it all on 26^th December: the Boxing Day football.

With all games confirmed for TV and crowds still restricted at stadiums, most of us will have to settle for watching our favourite sides from the comfort of our sofas this festive season.

However, the fixture computer has at least been nice rather than naughty this year in serving up some sensational Boxing Day action.

You can check our full Boxing Day predictions here – but first up, why not read our run down of the main games you can look forward to with a nice cold turkey sandwich?

Pass the cranberry sauce…

Don’t lie in too long on Boxing Day as the action begins early at the King Power.

It’s a 12:30pm kick-off for Leicester City vs Man Utd – with BT Sport covering the action.

If that game fails to rouse you from your post-Christmas haze, Rangers vs Hibernian could be the perfect pick-me-up in the Scottish Premiership, at the same time over on Sky Sports Football.

Rangers fans dreaming of ending nine in a row will be hoping a win for them earlier in the day is followed by a shock at New Douglas Park as Hamilton take on Celtic, also at 3pm on Sky Sports Football.

If you’re not onto your second nap of the day by 5:30pm, a London derby should help shake you back into life. Arsenal vs Chelsea could be the Christmas cracker that helps light up a more low-key festive season as the two rivals clash at 5:30pm on Sky.

It could be time for second helpings of turkey by the time the live TV action rounds off at 8pm, but BT Sport have been keen kind enough to serve up a choice of fixtures.

Man City take on Newcastle Utd on BT Sport 1, while it’s Sheffield Utd vs Everton over on BT Sport 2.

Premier League Correct Score Predictions

Our score predictions for Gameweek 15 in full…

LEICESTER 1-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

ASTON VILLA 2-0 CRYSTAL PALACE

FULHAM 1-2 SOUTHAMPTON

ARSENAL 1-3 CHELSEA

MANCHESTER CITY 4-0 NEWCASTLE

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1-2 EVERTON

LEEDS 2-1 BURNLEY

WEST HAM 2-1 BRIGHTON

LIVERPOOL 3-0 WEST BROM

WOLVES 1-1 TOTTENHAM

Championship Correct Score Predictions

Here are our Championship score predictions in full ahead of Gameweek 21…

BARNSLEY 1-1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-0 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

BOURNEMOUTH P-P MILLWALL

BRISTOL CITY 2-0 WYCOMBE WONDERERS

CARDIFF CITY 1-2 BRENTFORD

COVENTRY CITY 0-1 STOKE CITY

DERBY COUNTY 1-0 PRESTON NORTH END

MIDDELSBROUGH 2-0 ROTHERHAM UTD

NOTTINGHAM FORREST 1-0 BIRMINGHAM CITY

QPR 0-2 SWANSEA CITY

READING 0-0 LUTON TOWN

WATFORD 0-2 NORWICH CITY

Premier League Boxing Day Fixtures

• Leicester City vs Man Utd, 12:30, BT Sport 1 / Ultimate
• Aston Villa v Crystal Palace, 15:00, BBC One / BBC iPlayer
• Fulham vs Southampton, 15:00, Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / Sky Sports Ultra HD
• Arsenal vs Chelsea, 17:30, Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / Sky Sports Ultra HD
• Man City vs Newcastle United, 20:00, BT Sport 1 / BT Sport Ultimate
• Sheffield Utd vs Everton, 20:00, BT Sport 2

Scottish Premiership

• Rangers vs Hibernian, 12:30, Sky Sports Football
• Hamilton Academical vs Celtic, 15:00, Sky Sports Football

EFL Championship

• Watford vs Norwich City, 19:45, Sky Sports Football

EFL Boxing Day Fixtures | Big Games To Watch Out For

EFL Championship

A clash between two of last season’s Premier League clubs heads up the action on Boxing Day as Watford play Norwich City live on Sky Sports Football at 7:45pm, while there’s also a Yorkshire derby to look forward to as Barnsley host Huddersfield.

It’s a festive reunion for two Championship managers with their old clubs as Aitor Karanka and Neil Warnock go up against former clubs, with Nottingham Forest playing Birmingham and Middlesbrough taking on Rotherham Utd.

League One

Two fallen giants top the bill in League One as Sunderland host Hull City at the Stadium of Light, while perennial promotion chasers Portsmouth welcome Swindon to Fratton Park.

League Two

Pity high-flying Newport County on Boxing Day. The Exiles face one of the longer on the 26th as they travel to Crawley Town, while there’s an Essex derby on the cards at Roots Hall as struggling Southend take on fierce rivals Colchester Utd.

All fixtures correct at time of writing, but start times may be subject to change.

Check out our full Boxing Day predictions on our Premier League and EFL Championship predictions pages as the festive football warms up this winter.

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