Man City given eight fixture changes as Premier League Christmas schedule confirmed

Manchester City's Premier League clash with cross-city rivals with Manchester United has been shifted following the announcement of the Premier League's latest broadcast selections.

The Premier League announced its latest TV picks on Tuesday afternoon, confirming the December clash between City and United at the Etihad Stadium will now take place on Sunday, December 15, kicking-off at 4.30pm. The contest, which will be shown on Sky Sports, was originally scheduled to take place at 3pm on Saturday, December 14.

Prior to the clash with United, it has been announced Pep Guardiola's side's clash with Nottingham Forest at the Etihad on Wednesday, December 4 will be screened live on Amazon Prime Video. The kick-off time has been brought forward by 15 minutes and will now start at 7.30pm.

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Three days after facing Forest, City will travel to the capital to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. As originally scheduled, it will kick-off at 3pm after not being selected for TV purposes.

As far as City's fixture schedule over the festive period is concerned, their clash with Aston Villa at Villa Park, originally scheduled for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, December 21, will now take place at the slightly earlier time of 12.30pm and be shown live on TNT Sports.

Their Boxing Day clash with Everton at the Etihad Stadium has also been handed a lunchtime slot and will kick-off at 12.30pm. The game will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video.

City will bring 2024 to a close with a trip to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City. Originally scheduled to travel to the