When the Premier League restarts after the World cup, which teams are playing and how to watch

The Premier League returns on Boxing Day, eight days after the World Cup final on December 18. There is no mandatory rest period for players involved in the tournament. The Premier league has ensured there are at least 48 hours between each club’s first three post-break matches. 133 Premier players were named in squads for the FIFA World cup.

Seven games are being played on Boxing Day. Brentford play Tottenham Hotspur at 12.30 pm, Southampton play Brighton at 3 pm and Leicester City play Newcastle United at 4 pm. Crystal Palace play Fulham at3 pm on the same day. Everton play Wolves at the weekend. Aston Villa play Liverpool at 5 pm then Arsenal play West Ham at 8 pm

The Premier League resumes after the World Cup. Brentford play Tottenham Hotspur at 12.30 pm. Southampton play Brighton at 3 pm, Leicester City play Newcastle United at 4 pm and Everton play Wolves at 5 pm before Arsenal play West Ham at 8 pm

Chelsea play Bournemouth on Thursday 27 December at 5.30 pm. Manchester United play Nottingham Forest at 8 pm on the same day.

All 10 Boxing Day 3pm kick-offs are being shown live on Amazon Prime Video. Sky Sports and BT Sport show a limited number of matches from each round of fixtures.

The Premier League resumes on Friday 30 December. West Ham United play Brentford at 7.45 pm. Liverpool play Leicester City at 8 pm on Sky Sports.

The Premier League resumes on Saturday 31 December. Wolves play Manchester United at 12.30 pm, Bournemouth play Crystal Palace at 3 pm and Fulham play Southampton at3 pm. Manchester City play Everton at around 3 PM, Newcastle play Leeds at about 3 p.m. and Brighton play Arsenal at 5. 30 pm on Sky Sports.

The Premier League resumes after the World Cup. Wolves play Manchester United at 12.30 pm. Bournemouth play Crystal Palace at 3 pm, Fulham play Southampton at3 pm and Manchester City play Everton at 4 pm (BT Sport). Newcastle play Leeds at 2 pm; Brighton play Arsenal at 5. 30 pm on Sky Sports.

The Premier League resumes on Sunday 1 January. Tottenham Hotspur play Aston Villa at 2 pm and Nottingham Forest play Chelsea at 4 pm.

Brentford vs Liverpool is on Sky Sports at 5.30pm on Monday 2 January.

The Premier League resumes on Tuesday 3 January. Arsenal, Newcastle, Everton, Leicester and Fulham are playing. Manchester United play Bournemouth.

The Premier League resumes after the World Cup. Arsenal, Newcastle and Everton are playing. Leicester City play Fulham and Manchester United play Bournemouth.

The Premier League resumes on Wednesday 4 January. Southampton play Nottingham Forest at 7.30 pm, Leeds United vs West Ham United at 6.45 pm and Aston Villa vs Wolves at 8 pm. Crystal Palace play Spurs at 9 pm that evening.

The Premier League resumes after the World Cup. Southampton play Nottingham Forest at 7.30 pm, Leeds United vs West Ham United at 6.45 pm and Aston Villa vs Wolves at 8 pm. Crystal Palace vs Spurs at 9 pm is also on the schedule.

Gabriel Jesus is the only Premier League player to have picked up a serious injury at the World Cup. He was injured in Brazil's 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in their final group stage game. Ben White and Raheem Sterling have left England's World cup squad for personal reasons. N’Golo Kante, Ben Chilwell and Emile Smith-Rowe are injured and are not expected to return to action until the New Year.