Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said last season the schedule would "kill players" after they faced Watford 48 hours after a New Year's Eve game. City will have had a day's less rest than Liverpool before the teams meet. That means Liverpool have four days' rest before the title rivals face each other, while City have three. Tottenham are the only team in the top five to play on both 23 December and 26 December. Southampton and West Ham are the only teams who will not play on 26 December, with their game shifted to 27 December at 19:45 GMT.

Source: BBC October 12, 2018 16:15 UTC