Premier League Week 18 Fixtures: EPL TV Schedule, Live Stream and Predictions
Expect goals aplenty in the Premier League, as the Boxing Day schedule sees all 20 teams in action for Week 18.
Newcastle United make the trip to Manchester United with the hosts looking to return to winning ways after drawing at Aston Villa last time out. Relegation contenders Burnley, meanwhile, will hope to pick up an invaluable three points against struggling Liverpool at Turf Moor.
Table-toppers Chelsea can extend their three-point lead at the top of the table to six with a win at home to West Ham United in the early kick-off, which would be maintained if Manchester City are defeated away to West Brom.
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Read on for full fixture, television and live-streaming details, predictions for all 10 games and a closer look at a handful of Friday's encounters.
| Date | Time | Fixture | Prediction | TV (UK/US) | Live Stream |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 12:45 p.m. GMT/7:45 a.m. ET | Chelsea vs. West Ham United | 2-1 | Sky Sports 1/NBCSN | Sky Go/NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Burnley vs. Liverpool | 2-2 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Crystal Palace vs. Southampton | 1-1 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Everton vs. Stoke City | 2-0 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Leicester City vs. Tottenham | 0-2 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Manchester United vs. Newcastle United | 3-2 | BT Sport 1/NBCextra | BT Sport Player/NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Sunderland vs. Hull City | 1-1 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | Swansea City vs. Aston Villa | 1-0 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET | West Brom vs. Manchester City | 1-2 | NBCextra | NBC Sports Live Extra |
| Friday, Dec. 26 | 5:30 p.m. GMT/12:30 p.m. ET | Arsenal vs. QPR | 2-0 | BT Sport 1/NBCSN | BT Sport Player/NBC Sports Live Extra |
Live stream via Sky Go, BT Sport Player and NBC Sports Live Extra.
Manchester United vs. Newcastle United
Boxing Day 2012 saw the exact same fixture end in a 4-3 home win, with Javier Hernandez scoring a late winner to claim all three points for the Red Devils in a classic encounter.
A repeat of that seven-goal thriller is not completely out of the question, considering the Old Trafford outfit's improving but still shaky defence and their blistering attacking quality.
Equally, Newcastle have blown hot and cold of late, but they certainly have the ability to take the game to the home side, having already beaten the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Chelsea this season.
Angel Di Maria could return to the starting lineup, having made a half-hour appearance from the bench against Villa, while Red Devils fans will no doubt hope to see Radamel Falcao play the full 90 minutes, the Colombian having scored against Paul Lambert's side—his second goal in only four starts this season.
With the likes of Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie also available, boss Louis van Gaal must be confident of claiming a win against a somewhat out-of-form Newcastle side that will be hurting after a loss to Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby last time out, per the Mirror's Simon Bird:
However, in Papiss Cisse, Newcastle have a striker who can cause United's defence significant problems at Old Trafford, and the Magpies were able to pick up all three points in the corresponding fixture last season.
It is likely to be a fairly open game, and United will be confident of putting several goals past a defence that has conceded nine goals in the last three games in all competitions, but the Red Devils are unlikely to have things all their own way with Newcastle looking to bounce back from their derby loss.
Prediction: 3-2
Chelsea vs. West Ham United
When West Ham visited Stamford Bridge last season in the Premier League, they played out a 0-0 draw, after which Jose Mourinho infamously branded the Irons' style "19th-century football."
This term, they head to west London in fourth place and undefeated in five matches, four of which were wins.
Sam Allardyce's side have progressed massively this season, and in Andy Carroll and Diafra Sakho, West Ham have a pair of strikers who can cause Chelsea serious problems in different ways. Carroll poses an obvious aerial threat, while Sakho can punish teams on the counter-attack.
Both sides go into Friday's match on the back of 2-0 victories, and most would heavily favour Chelsea for the win.
With the likes of Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas, the Blues have the superior quality, and boss Jose Mourinho is clearly eager for his table-topping side to continue kicking on toward the title, per the Premier League:
But Chelsea will be made to work against a tough West Ham side with quality of their own, and it is likely to be a tight match.
Prediction: 2-1
Leicester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur
By the end of the Christmas period, Leicester City could be cut adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table.
They are already propping up the rest of the division and are three points below 19th-placed Hull after a run of 12 games without a win and five losses on the bounce.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have won three in a row in all competitions and boast one of the league's most in-form players in Harry Kane.
Along with the likes of Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela, Kane's movement and interplay with Spurs' other attacking players should result in a goal or two for the visitors against the second-most generous defence in the division.
Thus, for the Foxes to claim anything from Friday's match, they will need to find the back of the net, perhaps more than once, having only scored 15 goals all season.
Prediction: 0-2
