All the action from the match at St James' Park. Newcastle claimed a 2-0 victory in last season's corresponding fixture thanks to goals by midfielders Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes, with Chelsea's cause not helped by Nicolas Jackson's red card in the 36th minute.
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20 Dec
Newcastle United v Chelsea (Premier League)
20 Dec
Harlequins v Bristol Bears (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)
All the action from Harlequins v Bristol Bears the match at Allianz Stadium Twickenham.
20 Dec
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (Premier League)
Coverage of the Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. There were four meetings between these teams last season, and aside from a 1-0 loss in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final the Reds very much came out on top, winning the second leg 4-0, as well as the two league encounters 6-3 and 5-1, respectively.
20 Dec
Everton v Arsenal (Premier League)
Coverage of the Premier League match at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Both of last season's matches between these teams ended in a draw, including a 1-1 stalemate at Goodison Park in which Iliman Ndiaye equalised from the penalty spot for the Toffees, but Gunners manager Mikel Arteta was left angry at the soft nature of the decision to award it.
20 Dec
Leeds United v Crystal Palace (Premier League)
Coverage of the top-flight match at Elland Road. The Eagles will hope to emulate the performance and result of their last visit here in the 2022/23 season, when goals from Marc Guehi, Eberechi Eze, Odsonne Edouard, and a brace from Jordan Ayew secured a 5-1 win
21 Dec
Newcastle v Bath Rugby (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)
All the action from the match at Kingston Park. Newcastle have struggled once again so far this season after finishing bottom of the table last term and they face a tough test this evening against the reigning champions
21 Dec
Aston Villa v Manchester United (Premier League)
All the action from the Premier League match at Villa Park, featuring two teams hoping to qualify for Europe next season. The Villans have a disastrous home record against the Red Devils, winning just once since the turn of the century, that being a 3-1 victory three seasons ago, while last season's meeting was a drab 0-0 draw
22 Dec
Fulham v Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Coverage of the Premier League match at Craven Cottage. Fulham emerged victorious from both encounters between these teams last season, winning 1-0 at the City Ground and then 2-1 in front of their own fans after Emile Smith Rowe and Calvin Bassey scored either side of an equaliser from Chris Wood.
26 Dec
Sale Sharks v Harlequins (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)
All the action from the match in the eighth round of fixtures, held at CorpAcq Stadium. Both teams made inconsistent starts to the season and will be looking to build momentum with a victory this evening.
26 Dec
Manchester United v Newcastle United (Premier League)
Coverage of the top-flight match at Old Trafford. A 2-0 victory here last season saw the Magpies triumph over the Red Devils in a league game at Old Trafford for only the second time since 1972 - and condemned their hosts to a third straight home loss for the first time in 45 years.
27 Dec
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (Premier League)
All the action from the match at The City Ground. Forest claimed a 1-0 win here in last season's corresponding fixture thanks to Callum Hudson-Odoi's 83rd-minute strike, and they will be looking to emulate that outcome against a City side that are hoping to challenge for the title but have suffered several defeats on their travels this term.
27 Dec
Gloucester v Saracens (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)
All the action from Gloucester v Saracens the top-flight match at Kingsholm.
27 Dec
Bath Rugby v Northampton (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)
Coverage of Bath Rugby v Northampton the top-flight match at The Recreation Ground.
27 Dec
Chelsea v Aston Villa (Premier League)
Coverage of the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. The side playing at home came out on top in each of the games between these teams last season, with the Blues claiming a comfortable 3-0 triumph here courtesy of goals from Nicolas Jackson, Enzo Fernandez, and Cole Palmer.
28 Dec
Sunderland v Leeds United (Premier League)
Coverage of the Premier League match at The Stadium of Light. These sides were involved in a seesaw Championship encounter when they met here last season, with Chris Rigg putting the hosts 1-0 inside 10 minutes, only for Joel Piroe and Junior Firpo to produce a reversal of fortunes and put the Whites 2-1 up, before Firpo turned from hero to villain by scoring an own goal in the 90th-minute to give the Black Cats a share of the spoils in a 2-2 stalemate.
28 Dec
Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)
All the action from Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers the match at Sandy Park.
28 Dec
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
Coverage of the Premier League match between the London rivals at Selhurst Park. A first-half goal from Jean-Philippe Mateta was enough to gift the Eagles a 1-0 win in the corresponding clash last term, and they followed that by winning 2-0 at Spurs in the reverse fixture later in the campaign.