Who has the best Christmas schedule? Premier League teams ranked by how much rest they get over festive period

Who has the best Christmas schedule? Premier League teams ranked by how much rest they get over festive period
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for football fans.As usual, the Premier League fixture planners have spread the Christmas cheer by scheduling obscene amounts of football during the festive period.There are plenty of festive fixtures to tuck into this Christmas7
There are plenty of festive fixtures to tuck into this Christmas
Each club will play FOUR TIMES between 21st December and 3rd January – but some have it better than others.As legs grow tired and Pep Guardiola’s mad rotation policy becomes the norm across the league, the number of rest days between fixtures is absolutely crucial. Already,squads are growing thin –Liverpool are down to the bare bones in defence, as are Manchester United.So, who has the worst Christmas schedule based on total rest days? Twitter user @jair1970 has compiled the results, and it is not good reading for Tottenham and Everton…

=19: Tottenham – 6 rest days

Match days: 23rd, 26th, 29th, 1st

=19: Everton – 6 rest days

Match days: 23rd, 26th, 29th, 1st

=15: Leicester – 7rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 1stLeicester have a tough Christmas schedule7
Leicester have a tough Christmas schedule

=15: Fulham – 7 rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 1st

=15: Cardiff – 7 rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 1st

=15: Arsenal – 7rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 1stArsenal play away from home on the 26th and 29th7
Arsenal play away from home on the 26th and 29th

=4: West Ham – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 27th, 30th, 2nd

=4: Southampton – 8 rest days

Match days: 22nd, 27th, 30th, 2nd

=4: Watford – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 2ndWatford won’t have too many complaints – they are at home on the 26th and 29th7
Watford won’t have too many complaints – they are at home on the 26th and 29th

=4: Newcastle – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 2nd

=4: Huddersfield – 8 rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 2nd

=4: Brighton – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 29th, 2ndManchester United have a relatively kind schedule7
Manchester United have a relatively kind schedule

=4: Manchester United – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 30th, 2nd

=4: Crystal Palace – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 30th, 2nd

=4: Chelsea – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 30th, 2ndChelsea do not play any top-six rivals during the Christmas period7
Chelsea do not play any top-six rivals during the Christmas period

=4: Burnley – 8 rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 30th, 2nd

=4: Bournemouth – 8rest days

Match days: 22nd, 26th, 30th, 2nd

=2: Wolves – 9rest days

Match days: 21st, 26th, 29th, 2ndJurgen Klopp will be delighted with Liverpool’s Christmas schedule7
Jurgen Klopp will be delighted with Liverpool’s Christmas schedule

=2: Manchester City – 9rest days

Match days: 21st, 26th, 30th, 3rd

1: Liverpool – 10rest days

Match days: 21st, 26th, 29th, 3rd

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