Below are the Sports Illustrated picks for first goalscorer in each Premier League game in week 17. After his brace against Chelsea at the weekend, Manchester United’s leaky backline had better watch out for Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade. The towering German can easily make defences feel uncomfortable with his physicality and deadly finishing.

In a controversial move, there’s only one Premier League game scheduled for Boxing Day. When the festive season’s fixtures were announced in October, the Premier League said the changes were made due to the ‘expansion of European club competitions’ and ‘how the calendar falls’.

Another weekend of Premier League action is coming up - and you can keep tabs on all of the games across the BBC. You can watch highlights from every game on Match of the Day, listen to all the talking points on Football Focus and keep across all the goals as they go in on Final Score.

Second-Place Manchester City, only Two Points Behind Top of the Table Arsenal, Visit Fourth-Place Crystal Palace this Sunday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN

The day after Christmas is usually jam-packed with great Premier League matchups, but not this year. What gives?

Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend, featuring Harvey Barnes, Arne Slot’s issues at Liverpool and Arsenal’s step closer to title success. Andrey Santos returned to Chelsea this summer, determined to make an impact. An impressive loan ...

Why is there only one Premier League game on Boxing Day? Christmas fixture schedule over festive period originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Boxing Day games are a great tradition of the English football season, but 2025 will look a little different.