Chelsea Fans Slam Premier League's "Totally Unacceptable" Decision To Schedule Game Against Wolves On Christmas Eve

There will be a Premier League game on Christmas Eve this winter for the first time in 28 years.

While Boxing Day (December 26) is traditionally one of the busiest days in the English football calendar, both December 24 and 25 are usually kept free of fixtures.

However, it was confirmed this week that Chelsea's away game at Wolverhampton Wanderers had been rescheduled from December 23 to December 24.

That game is now due to kick off at 1pm local time on Christmas Eve.

"It is totally unacceptable that Wolves vs Chelsea has been scheduled for Christmas Eve," read a statement published by the Chelsea Supporters' Trust on Thursday.

Wolves and Chelsea are set to face off at Molineux Stadium on December 24 

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The statement continued: "Since rumours began to circulate on this issue, the Chelsea Supporters' Trust has been clear that selecting this kick-off time will place another hurdle in the way of many matchgoing supporters. Not only could this lead to staffing issues at Molineux, but holiday transport timetables will further inconvenience supporters.

"On Tuesday October 24, we requested an urgent meeting with the relevant decision-makers within the Premier League. We expect that this meeting will be held very soon, alongside the Wolves 1877 Trust, and the Football Supporters' Association.

"The Chelsea Supporters' Trust will formally request that the Premier League properly consults supporters on this issue and that they reverse this decision.

"We will provide a further update to CST members in due course."

To date, only one Premier League game has ever been held on Christmas Eve. It saw Leeds beat Manchester United 3-1 in 1995.