Chelsea Fans Demand Premier League Consultation Over Christmas Eve Match

Chelsea fans are up in arms against the Premier League. They consider it totally unacceptable that Wolves-Chelsea has been scheduled for Christmas Eve. A decision that breaks with a tradition of almost three decades in England. It has not been played on Christmas Eve since 1995.

“Chelsea The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust will formally request that the Premier League properly consult with fans on this matter and that they reverse this decision.” has issued a statement evaluating what in its opinion is a disastrous decision by the Premier. “The Chelsea Supporters Trust will formally request that the Premier League properly consult with fans on this matter and that they reverse this decision. Since rumors began to circulate about this issue, he has made it clear that selecting this start time will be another obstacle for many fans attending the game. “Not only could this lead to staffing issues at Molineux, but holiday transport schedules will cause even more inconvenience for fans.”

The Premier has placed the duel between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea on the 24th, to satisfy the television operators, who want to move this match 24 hours, since, in principle, it is scheduled for December 23.

The English league usually has a particularly busy Christmas period, with games running from December 23 to January 1, but the date of the 24th has remained clean since 1995, when Manchester United and Leeds United met at Elland Road.

In 2017 there was already an attempt to move matches to this date, but pressure from politicians and fan groups overturned the motion. The explanation, the transportation chaos that would ensue, due to the shortage of trains that operate on those dates and that this year will be worsened because December 24 will be a Sunday.

There is no law or Premier regulation that prevents matches from being held on this date, but it is a kind of unwritten rule in the competition, due to the sacrifices that are already made on those dates, such as ‘Boxing Day’ (26 December), when up to ten games can be played.

2023-10-26 14:12:27
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