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Wolves v Manchester United (Premier League)

08/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Premier League match at Molineux. Wolves came out on top in both fixtures against the Red Devils last season, with now-United player Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-Chan scoring a goal apiece in a 2-0 victory here. However, the Red Devils have improved this term, while the Midlanders have struggled.

Preston North End v Coventry City (Football League)

09/12/25 19:45-22:45

Coverage of Preston North End v Coventry City the Championship match from Deepdale. A second-half goal from Emil Riis gave the Lilywhites a 1-0 win when they hosted the Sky Blues last season.

Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City (Football League)

09/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Championship match from MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium. The teams last met in March 2024, when goals by Steve Cook and Jimmy Dunne helped Rangers to a 2-1 win at this ground, but Birmingham are a much-changed side since then and will be hopeful of a stronger display this evening.

Atalanta v Chelsea (Champions League)

09/12/25 20:00-23:00

All the action from the matchday six league phase match at Gewiss Stadium, as the teams meet in a competitive fixture for the first time. A win for either of these teams this evening will give them high hopes of reaching at least the play-off round.

Tottenham Hotspur v Slavia Prague (Champions League)

09/12/25 20:00-23:00

All the action from the matchday six fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. These teams haven't met since the last 32 of the 2007/08 UEFA Cup, when Spurs prevailed 3-2 on aggregate, and the Londoners will be hopeful of another victory this evening as they look to move a step closer to reaching the knockout stage.

Ipswich Town v Stoke City (Football League)

10/12/25 19:45-22:45

Coverage of the Championship match at Portman Road. The Tractor Boys took four points from the two meetings two seasons ago, including a 2-0 victory here courtesy of goals from Luke Woolfenden and Kayden Jackson.

Hull City v Wrexham (Football League)

10/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Championship match from MKM Stadium. The teams last met in the first round of the EFL Cup in August at StoK Racecourse, when two late goals from Wrexham substitute Ollie Palmer levelled the score at 3-3 and his team went on to win the contest 5-3 on penalties. However, the Tigers will be hopeful of avenging that defeat in front of their own fans.

Bayer Leverkusen v Newcastle United (Champions League)

10/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the matchday six league phase match at BayArena. Newcastle have performed well so far in this season's competition, but face a potentially difficult task against last term's Bundesliga runners-up.

Club Brugge KV v Arsenal (Champions League)

10/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the matchday six league phase fixture at Jan Breydel Stadium. The Gunners have enjoyed a strong European campaign so far and will expect three points against the Belgian outfit.

Real Madrid v Manchester City (Champions League)

10/12/25 20:00-23:00

All the action from the matchday six fixture at the Bernabeu. These European heavyweights also met in the play-off round of last season's competition. Real progressed on that occasion after winning 3-2 in the first leg at Etihad Stadium, before a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick helped them to triumph 3-1 here

FC Utrecht v Nottingham Forest (Europa League)

11/12/25 17:45-20:45

All the action from FC Utrecht v Nottingham Forest the matchday six fixture at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Ferencvaros v Rangers (Europa League)

11/12/25 17:45-20:45

Coverage of the matchday six league phase fixture at Groupama Aréna in Budapest. The teams last met in the group stage of this competition in the 2019/20 season, when Rangers won 1-0 at Ibrox and there was a 2-2 draw here.

PDC World Darts Championship (Darts)

11/12/25 19:00-22:00

Coverage of day one at Alexandra Palace in London, featuring four first-round matches, played over the best of five sets. This year marks the beginning of a change to the format, with all seeded players now getting their quest for the title under way from the first round, which is a change from previous years when they received an automatic bye to round two.

Celtic v Roma (Europa League)

11/12/25 20:00-23:00

All the action from the matchday six league phase fixture at Celtic Park. Both these teams have struggled for consistency in this season's competition so will each be eager to take three points this evening.

FC Basel v Aston Villa (Europa League)

11/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of FC Basel v Aston Villa the matchday six league phase match at St Jakob-Park.

PDC World Darts Championship (Darts)

12/12/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the afternoon session on day two at Alexandra Palace in London, featuring four first-round matches, played over the best of five sets. James Wade suffered a shock 3-0 loss to Jermaine Wattimena in the corresponding session last year, while Wesley Plaisier was involved in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Ryusei Azemoto.

West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United (Football League)

12/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Championship match from The Hawthorns. Both meetings between these teams ended in a draw last term, including a 2-2 stalemate here that saw the Baggies take the lead through Torbjorn Heggem only for the Blades to fight back and take a 2-1 lead into half-time courtesy of Callum O'Hare and Tyrese Campbell, with Tom Fellows scoring just after the hour mark to share the spoils.

Norwich City v Southampton (Football League)

13/12/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the Championship match at Carrow Road, where the teams face each other for the second time this season. The previous encounter was a Carabao Cup second-round tie that saw the Saints claim a 3-0 win here in August, but a lot has happened since then, with both clubs sacking the respective managers from that game owing to poor form in the league.

Stoke City v Swansea City (Football League)

13/12/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the Championship match from bet365 Stadium. Wouter Burger, Bae Jun-Ho, and Lewis Baker all got their names on the scoresheet in a 3-1 win for the Potters here last season, all after former Stoke left-back Josh Tymon had put the Swans in the lead.

PDC World Darts Championship (Darts)

13/12/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the afternoon session on day three at Alexandra Palace in London, featuring four first-round matches, played over the best of five sets. Belgium's Mike De Decker suffered a surprise 3-1 loss to Luke Woodhouse in the corresponding session last year, while James Hurrell triumphed in three straight sets over Canadian Jim Long

Burnley v Fulham (Premier League)

13/12/25 17:30-20:30

Coverage of the Premier League match at Turf Moor. If the Clarets are to retain their top-flight status this term then home form is likely to prove pivotal, and they will see this match against the Cottagers as an ideal opportunity to pick up points given the London outfit haven't won on this ground since 1951.

Arsenal v Wolves (Premier League)

13/12/25 20:00-23:00

All the action from the match at Emirates Stadium. Goals by Kai Havertz and Saka gave Arsenal a 2-0 win in last season's corresponding fixture, and the Gunners also prevailed 1-0 at Molineux later in the campaign. The Londoners have shown signs they could go one better than last season and win the title this time around, while Wolves look set for a relegation battle.

PDC World Darts Championship (Darts)

14/12/25 12:30-17:30

Coverage of the afternoon session on day four at Alexandra Palace in London, featuring four first-round matches, played over the best of five sets. The fourth day of last year's tournament saw two matches go the full five sets, with Paolo Nebrida beating Jim Williams, and Ricky Evans victorious over Gordon Mathers.

Crystal Palace v Manchester City (Premier League)

14/12/25 14:00-17:00

Coverage of the Premier League match at Selhurst Park. The last time these sides faced each other in a cup clash was last season's FA Cup final when the Eagles claimed a first-ever trophy in club history, with Eberechi Eze's first-half goal proving enough for them to see their named etched in history.

Sunderland v Newcastle United (Premier League)

14/12/25 14:00-17:00

Coverage of the top-flight match at The Stadium of Light. This is the first league meeting between the North East rivals since the 2015/16 season, and the Black Cats will hope to emulate their performance in that clash having triumphed 3-0. However, the most recent encounter did see the Magpies win 3-0 here in an FA Cup tie in the 2023/24 campaign

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)

14/12/25 14:00-17:00

Coverage of the top-flight match at The City Ground. Forest came out on top in both matches last season, with a 1-0 in front of their own fans coming courtesy of a first-half goal from Anthony Elanga

West Ham United v Aston Villa (Premier League)

14/12/25 14:00-17:00

Coverage of the top-flight match at London Stadium. The Villans claimed a 2-1 victory in the corresponding clash last term, with Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran scoring in each half, either side of a Lucas Paqueta penalty that had equalised for the Hammers.

Brentford v Leeds United (Premier League)

14/12/25 16:30-19:30

Coverage of the Premier League match at Gtech Community Stadium. The Bees were comfortable 5-2 winners when they last hosted the Whites here in the 2022/23 season, but both teams have seen a huge amount of changes to their squads since then, with all five goalscorers from that clash having moved to new clubs.

PDC World Darts Championship (Darts)

15/12/25 12:30-16:30

Coverage of the afternoon session on day five at Alexandra Palace in London, featuring four first-round matches, played over the best of five sets. The corresponding session 12 months ago witnessed a notable victory for Hong Kong's Lok Yin Lee, as he defeated Chris Landman 3-1 to book a place in the second round. Meanwhile, Callan Rydz won 3-0 against Romeo Grbavac and lost just two legs in the process.

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County (Football League)

15/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Championship match at Hillsborough. With a massive 12-point deduction to try to overhaul in their fight to avoid relegation, the Owls will hope to extend a three-game winning streak over the Rams and secure three much-needed points

Manchester United v Bournemouth AFC (Premier League)

15/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Premier League match at Old Trafford, featuring two teams who will hope to qualify for Europe this season. The Cherries have claimed successive 3-0 victories here in the last two campaigns, with Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert, and Antoine Semenyo all on the scoresheet last time out.

PDC World Darts Championship (Darts)

16/12/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the afternoon session on day six at Alexandra Palace in London, featuring four first-round matches, played over the best of five sets. The man known as The Bullet, Stephen Bunting, fired his way to a 3-1 win over Kai Gotthardt in the corresponding session last year, while Wessel Nijman almost squandered a 2-0 lead against Cameron Carolissen but eventually won 3-2, with even the final set going to the last leg.

Cardiff City v Chelsea (EFL Cup)

16/12/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the quarter-final match at Cardiff City Stadium, as the League One outfit look to pull off a huge upset. Will Fish and Yousef Salech scored one goal apiece as the Bluebirds beat Welsh rivals Wrexham 2-1 at StoK Racecourse in the previous round, while the Blues eventually emerged triumphant over Wolves last time out, winning 4-3 in an enthralling encounter at Molineux