While the stars of the Premier League moonlight with their national teams, the schedule for televised games in January has been released, with rivals Sky Sports and BT Sport divvying up the matches that could decide the destination of title.
A total of 15 Premier League games will be shown in January, with 11 announced today, and there are three that stand out.
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Four days before that showdown, on Wedneasday 13 January, Anfield will again be packed for the visit of Arsenal. That game will be shown on BT Sport at 8pm.
The final weekend of January also sees Arsenal play Chelsea. The fixture may have looked like a top-of-the-table clash when it was announced, but Chelsea's grim start to the season means that the Gunners are likely to be the team with the most to lose in the London derby that could pit Arsene Wenger against Jose Mourinho, provided he has not lost his job by then.
The match kicks off at 4pm on Sunday 24 January and will be shown on Sky Sports.
Televised games in the second half of the season are chosen on a month-by-month basis, and announced at least five weeks beforehand. The games that will be shown over Christmas have already been selected.
The schedule for live football on TV over Christmas and January:
Sunday 20 December, 2015
Watford v Liverpool. 1,30pm (Sky Sports)
Swansea City v West Ham United. 4pm (Sky Sports)
Monday 21 December, 2015
Arsenal v Manchester City. 8pm (Sky Sports)
Saturday 26 December, 2015
Stoke City v Manchester United 12.45pm (Sky Sports)
Newcastle United v Everton 5.30pm (BT Sport)
Southampton v Arsenal 7.45pm (BT Sport)
Monday 28 December, 2015
Manchester United v Chelsea 5.30pm (BT Sport)
Tuesday 29 December, 2015
Leicester City v Manchester City 7.45pm (BT Sport)
Wednesday 30 December, 2015
Sunderland v Liverpool 7.45pm (Sky Sports)
Saturday 2 January, 2016
West Ham United v Liverpool 12.45pm (BT Sport)
Watford v Manchester City 5.30pm (Sky Sports)
Sunday 3 January, 2016
Crystal Palace v Chelsea 1.30pm (Sky Sports)
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur 4pm (Sky Sports)
Tuesday 12 January, 2016
Newcastle United v Manchester United 7.45pm (BT Sport)
Wednesday 13 January, 2016
Liverpool v Arsenal 8pm (BT Sport)
Saturday 16 January, 2016
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland 12.45pm (BT Sport)
Aston Villa v Leicester City 5.30pm (Sky Sports)
Sunday 17 January, 2016
Liverpool v Manchester United 2.05pm (Sky Sports)
Stoke City v Arsenal 4.15pm (Sky Sports)
Monday 18 January, 2016
Swansea City v Watford 8pm (Sky Sports)
*Should either club be in an FA Cup third-round replay, the match will move to Sunday 17 January at midday, remaining on Sky Sports
Saturday 23 January, 2016
Norwich City v Liverpool 12.45pm (BT Sport)
West Ham United v Manchester City 5.30pm (Sky Sports)
Sunday 24 January, 2016
Everton v Swansea City 1.30pm (Sky Sports)
Arsenal v Chelsea 4pm (Sky Sports)
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