For Palace, this includes changes to three home matchdays at Selhurst Park.
Firstly, the Eagles’ home match against Arsenal – originally scheduled for Boxing Day – will now be played on Sunday, 27th December, 19:00 GMT.
Pierre Sage’s side will then welcome Bournemouth to Selhurst Park – still on Wednesday, 30th December, but now at the amended kick-off time of 19:30 GMT.
Palace will also still host Chelsea on Wednesday, 6th January, but now at the earlier time of 19:30 GMT.
All three matches have been selected for broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The announcement also means that Palace’s New Year away game at Brentford has been locked in for Saturday, 2nd January, at 15:00 GMT.
The Premier League's early announcement of festive fixtures is intended to give supporters more than three months’ notice to plan for a particularly busy time of the year, and follows consultation with the Football Supporters' Association and representatives from club Fan Advisory Boards.
Broadcast selections for match rounds in November are due to be announced by week commencing 21st September 2026, and the remaining match rounds in December will be announced by week commencing 19th October 2026.
Ticket information on these fixtures will follow in due course.
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Affected Fixtures
All three matches to be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports.
Crystal Palace v Arsenal
- Sunday, 27th December
- 19:00 GMT
- Premier League
- Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth
- Wednesday, 30th December
- 19:30 GMT
- Premier League
- Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
- Wednesday, 6th January
- 19:30 GMT
- Premier League
- Selhurst Park