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Wenger & Ferguson: Boxing Day double-bill
Sky Sports has confirmed a new batch of Premier League fixtures for the Christmas period.
Click here to see December's live fixtures
Manchester United and Arsenal will both be in action on a bumper Boxing Day double-header as Sky Sports brings you 12 live Premier League games during December.
United's lunchtime trip to Stoke City and Arsenal's evening kick-off at Aston Villa will both be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports on Friday December 26 as part of a festive feast of football.
Other key clashes include Liverpool's trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on the weekend before Christmas and Chelsea's home match with London rivals West Ham.
During the holiday period you can also catch a fascinating Super Sunday double bill on December 28 which features Newcastle's home clash with Liverpool and the Lancashire derby between Blackburn and Manchester City.
And our last live Premier League offering of 2008 will see Phil Brown's Hull City hosting high-flying Aston Villa on Tuesday December 30.
This season Sky Sports will offer 92 live matches from the Barclays Premier League and will show delayed coverage of another 242 games with digital viewers able to choose highlights from a range of games on Football First: Match Choice. We will also offer Barclays Premier League coverage through mobile and broadband.
| Date | Game | Kick-off | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6 December | Fulham v Manchester City | 12.45pm | |
| Sun 7 December | Everton v Aston Villa | 4.00pm | |
| Sat 13 December | Middlesbrough v Arsenal | 12.45pm | |
| Sun 14 December | Portsmouth v Newcastle | 1.30pm | |
| Sun 14 December | Chelsea v West Ham | 4.00pm | |
| Sun 21 December | West Brom v Manchester City | 1.30pm | |
| Sun 21 December | Arsenal v Liverpool | 4.00pm | |
| Fri 26 December | Stoke City v Manchester Utd | 12.45pm | |
| Fri 26 December | Aston Villa v Arsenal | 5.15pm | |
| Sun 28 December | Newcastle v Liverpool | 12.00pm | |
| Sun 28 December | Blackburn v Manchester City | 4.15pm | |
| Tue 30 December | Hull City v Aston Villa | 8.00pm | |
To see all of Sky Sports' confirmed live football fixtures, including Football League, Carling Cup, La Liga and internationals click here.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Stoke vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man Utd |
| Tuesday 1st December | |
| Carling Cup | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Aston Villa |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Portsmouth vs Burnley |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Portsmouth |
| Wednesday 16th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Portsmouth vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:00 | West Ham vs Portsmouth |
| Wednesday 30th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Arsenal |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Birmingham |
| Tuesday 26th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs West Ham |
| Sunday 31st January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man City vs Portsmouth |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Portsmouth |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Sunderland |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 0 Stoke | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Everton | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Carlisle 1 - 3 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 3 Bolton | |
| Sunday 30th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man City | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 1 Hereford | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 4 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 0 Rangers | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Benfica 4 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Monday 27th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Eastleigh 1 - 6 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Basingstoke 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Havant and W 2 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 10 |
| 19 | Hull City | 11 | 8 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 12 | 7 |
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