The 2020/21 Premier League season sees reigning champions Liverpool top of the table heading into the Christmas break - but hot on their heels are Leicester City, Man United and Chelsea. Boxing Day brings some of the most exciting fixtures of the year, too, and the festive season in general is a footy feast. Read on as we explain how to watch Premier League Boxing Day fixtures online in 2020 and live stream all the EPL action wherever you are right now.
Premier League matches are being aired by Sky Sports, Amazon and BT Sport in the UK - Sky enjoying the lion's share of the fixtures. While NBC and its Peacock service is the place to be in the US. Full streaming and TV viewing details are below - and you can take your preferred coverage with you wherever you are with the help of a good VPN solution.
Boxing Day football is a big tradition in the UK and this year's schedule represents a return to normality of sorts for the old school fan - increasingly confused by being told they now need to watch Premier League Amazon Prime games in 2020.
Instead, it's the usual suspects in Sky Sports and BT Sport hosting the action - as well one free-to-air game on the BBC for all you Villa and Palace aficionados out there! Some of the headline matches include Leicester City vs Man United, Arsenal vs Chelsea, and Man City vs Newcastle, but you'll find a full Premier League Boxing Day fixture list below along with viewing details.
There's no rhyme or reason to it, but something about slumping into your sofa with a leftover turkey sarnie to watch highly paid professional athletes run around in the cold while you're still too full to move just seems right. Or if not right...then at least very 2020.
Follow our guide below for all the details you need about Boxing Day Premier League fixtures and how to watch an EPL live stream over the holiday season with as little effort as possible. Because after all, you did put the mince pies in the oven and you deserve a break after that, don't you?
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Premier League Boxing Day fixtures 2020 and live stream details
Here's the full rundown of the festive football calendar, along with where and when you can watch the big games in the UK and US. It's particularly worth noting that some games be watched for FREE if you're in the right country - either because they're broadcast by public providers like the BBC, or because services like Peacock offer free trial deals.
Read on for more details of the best ways to watch Boxing Day Premier League games online in your country - and how you can regain access to your home feeds from anywhere using a VPN.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 26
Leicester v Man Utd (12.30pm GMT / 7.30am ET / 4.30am PT) - BT Sport / NBC
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (3pm GMT / 10am ET / 7am PT) - FREE-TO-WATCH on BBC iPlayer / NBCSN
Fulham v Southampton (3pm GMT / 10 am ET / 7am PT) - Sky Sports / Peacock Premium
Arsenal v Chelsea (5.30pm GMT / 12.30pm ET / 9.30am PT) - Sky Sports / NBC
Man City v Newcastle (8pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT ) - BT Sport / NBCSN
Sheffield United v Everton (8pm GMT / 3pm ET / 12pm PT) - BT Sport / Peacock Premium
SUNDAY DECEMBER 27
Leeds v Burnley (12pm GMT / 7am ET / 4am PT) - Sky Sports / Peacock Premium
West Ham v Brighton (2.15pm GMT / 9.15am ET / 6.15am PT) - Sky Sports / NBCSN
Liverpool v West Brom (4.30pm GMT / 11.30am ET / 8.30am PT) - Sky Sports / NBCSN
Wolves v Tottenham (7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm ET / 11.15am PT) - Sky Sports / NBCSN
How to watch Boxing Day 2020 Premier League football from outside your country
If you find yourself abroad at all during the 2020/21 Premier League season and this year's Boxing Day fixtures, you'll likely find you're unable to access your usual football coverage like you would at home. This isn't necessarily cause for alarm, but rather the result of geo-blocking - best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to certain parts of the world.
Fortunately, there's a convenient way around this in the form of a VPN, or Virtual Private Network. This is a nifty bit of software that lets you re-position your device of choice to a location of your choosing, thereby allowing you to globe trot and still access your preferred Premier League live stream. It's a completely legal workaround, very affordable, and super easy to use - allow us to explain more.
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What else can I use a VPN for other than watching Premier League live streams?
Virtual Private Networks have some pretty nifty other uses in addition to letting you to watch sport and TV from other locales. For starters, their encrypted nature means that the information you exchange on a daily basis online is kept safely away from prying eyes. And streaming VPNs also help to get around website blocking in certain offices, schools and even countries.
But even if you're away from your home coverage, you can always use a VPN to dial back into your country that does have a stream. A VPN is perfect for this as it allows you to change your IP address so you appear to be in a completely different location. We've tested hundreds of VPNs and can recommend these as the currently available:
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