Alan Shearer has hit out at the decision to schedule just one Premier League game on Boxing Day this year - as the former Newcastle man asks: 'What is the world coming to?' 'I can’t believe there is only one game on Boxing Day,' Shearer told Betfair. It seems mad that there's only one game on Boxing Day; that feels really strange. This ultimately left the Premier League as a 33-weekend competition – fewer than previous seasons, despite being a 380-match competition since 1995. The League can give an assurance that next season there will be more Premier League matches on Boxing Day – as the date falls on a Saturday.'

Source: Daily Mail December 26, 2025 20:59 UTC