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A host of Premier League matches will be broadcast live on TV throughout the evening of the 1st January, but the day is dominated by 36 EFL matches live on Sky Sports, featuring every single team from the Championship, League One and League Two.
RadioTimes.com brings you the full round-up of New Year's Day fixtures across the leagues.
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Premier League
Crystal Palace v Fulham (5:30pm) Sky Sports Premier LeagueLiverpool v Leeds United (5:30pm) Sky Sports Main EventBrentford v Tottenham Hotspur (8pm) Sky Sports Premier LeagueSunderland v Manchester City (8pm) Sky Sports Main EventChampionship
Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham (12:30pm) Sky Sports FootballBristol City v Portsmouth (3pm) Sky Sports+Charlton Athletic v Coventry City (3pm) Sky Sports+Derby County v Middlesbrough (3pm) Sky Sports+Hull City v Stoke City (3pm) Sky Sports+Ipswich Town v Oxford United (3pm) Sky Sports+Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday (3pm) Sky Sports+Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City (3pm) Sky Sports+Southampton v Millwall (3pm) Sky Sports+Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion (3pm) Sky Sports+Watford v Birmingham City (3pm) Sky Sports+Sheffield United v Leicester City (5:30pm) Sky Sports FootballLeague One
Doncaster Rovers v Bolton Wanderers (3pm) Sky Sports+Exeter City v Luton Town (3pm) Sky Sports+Leyton Orient v AFC Wimbledon (3pm) Sky Sports+Lincoln City v Huddersfield Town (3pm) Sky Sports+Mansfield Town v Bradford City (3pm) Sky Sports+Northampton Town v Stockport County (3pm) Sky Sports+Port Vale v Blackpool (3pm) Sky Sports+Reading v Burton Albion (3pm) Sky Sports+Rotherham United v Peterborough United (3pm) Sky Sports+Stevenage v Plymouth Argyle (3pm) Sky Sports+Wigan Athletic v Barnsley (3pm) Sky Sports+Wycombe Wanderers v Cardiff City (3pm) Sky Sports FootballLeague Two
Barnet v Crawley Town (3pm) Sky Sports+Barrow v Salford City (3pm) Sky Sports+Bromley v Newport County (3pm) Sky Sports+Cambridge United v Walsall (3pm) Sky Sports+Colchester United v Milton Keynes Dons (3pm) Sky Sports+Crewe Alexandra v Cheltenham Town (3pm) Sky Sports+Fleetwood Town v Grimsby Town (3pm) Sky Sports+Harrogate Town v Tranmere Rovers (3pm) Sky Sports+Notts County v Accrington Stanley (3pm) Sky Sports+Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield (3pm) Sky Sports+Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers (3pm) Sky Sports+Swindon Town v Gillingham (3pm) Sky Sports+Football in 2026
Saturday 3rd January
Premier League
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest (12:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier LeagueAFC Bournemouth v Arsenal (5:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier LeagueScottish Premiership
Celtic v Rangers (12:30pm) Sky Sports Football / Main EventDundee United v Dundee (3pm) Sky Sports Football / Main EventAfrica Cup of Nations – Round of 16
TBC (4pm)TBC (7pm)Premier League
Leeds United v Manchester United (12:30pm) TNT Sports 1Everton v Brentford (3pm) Sky Sports GolfFulham v Liverpool (3pm) Sky Sports Main EventNewcastle United v Crystal Palace (3pm) Sky Sports Premier LeagueTottenham Hotspur v Sunderland (3pm) Sky Sports FootballManchester City v Chelsea (5:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier LeagueChampionship
Birmingham City v Coventry City (12pm) Sky Sports FootballQueens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday (12pm) Sky Sports+Sheffield United v Oxford United (12pm) Sky Sports+League One
Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town (12pm) Sky Sports+Lincoln City v Peterborough United (12pm) Sky Sports+League Two
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town (12pm) Sky Sports+Milton Keynes Dons v Chesterfield (12pm) Sky Sports+Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16
TBC (4pm)TBC (7pm)Monday 5th January
Championship
Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion (8pm) Sky Sports FootballAfrica Cup of Nations – Round of 16
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