Premier League fixtures today - your guide to Thursday's games
The nebulous festive period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve — Betwixtmas, the year's perineum, whatever you want to call it — often drifts by in a blur.
Fortunately, the Premier League's fixture computer has sprinkled a selection of games to serve as staging posts in this void.
There are only two matches for your perusal on Thursday but they should both be intriguing spectacles between sides in the top half of the table.
Here's everything you need to know about the midweek offering.
In what will surely be the ultimate kiss of death, Brighton's visit from Tottenham Hotspur promises goals.
The Seagulls had scored in 32 consecutive Premier League matches before travelling to Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal earlier this month. De Zerbi's side duly found the net in their next outing against Crystal Palace. Spurs, meanwhile, boast the longest current scoring sequence in England's top flight, bagging at least one goal in 30 games on the spin.
While there are plenty of differences between Roberto De Zerbi and Ange Postecoglou — the Italian barely ever says mate — they both have unflinching faith in their respective playing principles.
There are some overlaps on the pitch as well, with each team intent on dominating possession through short, intricate skeins of passes. Both sides comfortably record the fewest proportion of long balls (passes over 30 yards) in the division.
Country
TV channel/live stream
United Kingdom
Amazon Prime Video
United States
nbcsports.com, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO, USA Network
Canada
fuboTV
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