FOOTBALL rings in festive joy with what we hope will be a full schedule of Premier League and EFL matches.

18 of the 20 clubs are expected to be in action on Boxing Day, with Man Utd traveling to Newcastle on December 27.

Premier League matches

The day after Christmas

• Liverpool vs Leeds (12:30 p.m. – BT Sport)
• Wolves vs. Watford (12:30 p.m.)
• Burnley vs. Everton
• Man City v Leicester
• Norwich v Arsenal
• Tottenham v Crystal Palace
• West Ham v Southampton
• Aston Villa vs Chelsea (5:30 p.m. – Sky Sports)
• Brighton vs Brentford (8 p.m. – Sky Sports)

Monday, December 27

• Newcastle vs Man Utd (8 p.m. – Sky Sports)

* All matches start at 3 p.m., unless otherwise specified

Championships calendar

The day after Christmas

• Barnsley vs. Stoke (Sky Sports)
• Cardiff vs Coventry (Sky Sports red button)
• Fulham vs. Birmingham
• Huddersfield vs Blackpool (Sky Sports red button)
• Hull vs Blackburn (Sky Sports red button)
• Luton vs. Bristol City (Sky Sports red button)
• Middlesbrough vs. Nottingham Forest
• Millwall vs. Swansea
• Peterborough vs Reading (Sky Sports Red Button)
• Preston v Sheffield United

Monday, December 27

• Derby vs. West Brom (Sky Sports)
• QPR vs Bournemouth (5:30 p.m. – Sky Sports)

Ligue 1 matches

The day after Christmas

• Accrington vs. Rotherham
• AFC Wimbledon v Charlton
• Bolton vs. Morecambe
• Cheltenham vs. Plymouth
• Crewe vs. Wigan
• Fleetwood vs. Shrewsbury
• Gillingham vs. Ipswich
• Lincoln vs. MK Dons
• Portsmouth vs. Oxford
• Sheffield Wednesday v Burton
• Wycombe vs. Cambridge

Monday, December 27

• Doncaster vs Sunderland (12:30 p.m. – Sky Sports)

Ligue 2 matches

The day after Christmas

• Carlisle vs. Rochdale (1 p.m.)
• Bradford vs. Harrogate
• Bristol Rovers vs. Sutton
• Colchester vs. Leyton Orient
• Exeter vs. Swindon
• Mansfield vs. Hartlepool
• Newport vs. Forest Green
• Northampton vs. Walsall
• Oldham vs. Scunthorpe
• Port Vale vs. Salford
• Stevenage vs. Crawley
• Tranmere vs. Barrow