Premier League fixtures today - your guide to Saturday's games

  • Five games in the Premier League this Saturday
  • Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle are all in action in the afternoon
  • Everton travel to Burnley in the day's late kick-off
Everton are one of ten teams in action on Saturday
Everton are one of ten teams in action on Saturday / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages
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After the final midweek of European fixtures until next February, the Premier League returns this weekend.

Nottingham Forest took on Tottenham Hotspur on Friday night, but the bulk of the top-flight entertainment comes on Saturday afternoon. With no early kick-off, there are just five matches for supporters to enjoy.

Champions Manchester City are in action as they look to keep pace with Liverpool at the summit of the table, while recent underperformers Chelsea and Newcastle United are also looking to bounce back from disappointing results.

Here is your guide to Saturday's Premier League fixtures.



Bournemouth vs Luton Town

Marcos Senesi
Bournemouth are flying in the Premier League / Danehouse Photography Ltd/GettyImages
  • Location: Bournemouth, England
  • Stadium: Vitality Stadium
  • Date: Saturday 16 December
  • Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
  • Referee: Simon Hooper
  • VAR: David Coote

Following their sensational humiliation of Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend, Bournemouth are aiming to make it five Premier League victories from six matches when they welcome newly-promoted Luton to the south coast.

Andoni Iraola's side have well and truly turned a corner, picking up seven points from recent games with Newcastle, Aston Villa and Man Utd.

Luton, who travel to the Vitality Stadium off the back of narrow defeats to Man City and Arsenal, will want to put a run of three straight losses to an end. Rob Edwards' men have shown glimpses of their quality, but still face an uphill battle to stay in the division.


Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

Not available

United States

Peacock

Canada

fuboTV Canada


Chelsea vs Sheffield United

Cole Palmer
Chelsea are in dire straits / Stu Forster/GettyImages
  • Location: London, England
  • Stadium: Stamford Bridge
  • Date: Saturday 16 December
  • Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
  • Referee: Andy Madley
  • VAR: Peter Bankes

While you would assume that a home fixture for Chelsea against bottom of the table Sheffield United would be a banker, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Blues slip up again this Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino's side have lost back-to-back games with Everton and Man Utd on the road, as well as being beaten by Forest and Brentford at Stamford Bridge earlier this season.

Chris Wilder's re-appointment at Bramall Lane has helped shift the narrative slightly for Sheffield United, the Blades winning their second game of the campaign with a 1-0 victory over Brentford last weekend. There are probably few teams that the Yorkshire club would rather face right now than down on their luck Chelsea.


Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

Not available

United States

Peacock

Canada

fuboTV Canada


Manchester City vs Crystal Palace

Jack Grealish
Man City have only won one of their last five league games / Marc Atkins/GettyImages
  • Location: Manchester, England
  • Stadium: Etihad Stadium
  • Date: Saturday 16 December
  • Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
  • Referee: Paul Tierney
  • VAR: Stuart Attwell

Having gone on a four-game winless run domestically, Man City got back to winning ways against Luton last time out. It wasn't entirely convincing, with Erling Haaland also missing for the champions, but they got the job done - as they likely will this weekend against Crystal Palace.

Roy Hodgson was furious with the officiating during his side's unfortunate home defeat to Liverpool a week ago, with the Eagles now 15th and in the midst of a tricky run of games. While they do boast a surprisingly good record at the Etihad in recent times, Palace will still be big underdogs this weekend.


Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

BBC Radio 5 Live

United States

NBC Sports App, nbcsports.com, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO

Canada

fuboTV Canada


Newcastle United vs Fulham

Carlos Vinicius, Harry Wilson, Bobby Reid
Fulham can't stop scoring at the moment / Eddie Keogh/GettyImages
  • Location: Newcastle, England
  • Stadium: St James' Park
  • Date: Saturday 16 December
  • Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 04:30 PT
  • Referee: Sam Barrott
  • VAR: Michael Salisbury

Having been dumped out of Europe midweek, Newcastle may be licking their wounds this Saturday. A raft of injuries to key personnel hasn't helped the Magpies, who have lost three games in a row, but at least they can now focus entirely on breaking back into the top four this season.

However, one side Eddie Howe would not want to face right now is Fulham. The Cottagers have scored 16 goals in their last four matches and produced back-to-back 5-0 victories over Forest and West Ham. There are few more form teams in the Premier League than Marco Silva's men.


Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

Talksport 2 Radio

United States

Peacock

Canada

fuboTV Canada


Burnley vs Everton

Wilson Odobert, Josh Brownhill
Burnley have already lost to Everton this season / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages
  • Location: Burnley, England
  • Stadium: Turf Moor
  • Date: Saturday 16 December
  • Kick-off Time: 17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT
  • Referee: Anthony Taylor
  • VAR: Chris Kavanagh

Sean Dyche will return to face his old employers Burnley this weekend, bringing with him an Everton side in fantastic form. Since their ten-point deduction, the Toffees have become an unstoppable force and won their last three games, most recently defeating Newcastle and Chelsea.

By their own admittedly low standards, Burnley also find themselves in decent shape. A draw away at Brighton last time out means they have now taken four points from their last three fixtures. A victory this weekend is vital for the Clarets, who will find themselves eight points off Everton if they lose at Turf Moor.


Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra

United States

NBC, Peacock

Canada

fuboTV Canada


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