Chai! Na wetin we go call dis one? Boxing Day wey suppose choke with football gists don reduce gree gree to only one match o! Dis year, all the jollification wey dey usual for English Premier League come down like say dem carry wetin dey make dem rejoice jam ground.

You sabi say usually, we go dey see up to ten matches for Boxing Day but this 2025, only Manchester United vs. Newcastle go take the spotlight for Old Trafford. E be like say na only one match dey sweet dem belle, everybody else dey split dem games across Saturday and Sunday. Na wah!

Last season, we gree see eight matches for Boxing Day, but dis year wey Boxing Day land on Friday, na wetin hin mean? Premier League get contract wey force am to arrange plenty weekend matches, plus FA Cup and European competitions dey make am harder. For dis kain matter, na only this one match dey gree shun naija fans for dec 26.

Even as dem don reduce di matches, na still football wey dey bring serious ginger. Manchester United dey try hold di fort down, but dem move wey dey happen dey ginger fans as dem dey watch how Newcastle go face dem with their shaky defense. If you no sabi, Newcastle don open door for 13 points to scatter for second-half collapse before.

As wetin dey happen, Manchester United dey run with Ruben Amorim wey dey experiment with young talents due to plenty injuries wey carry jam them side. You get as e dey be for this festive period! Tweaks and turns everywhere, and dem dey look for how dem go manage survive di tight fixture.

As na only Liverpool vs. Wolverhampton, Burnley vs. Everton, Arsenal vs. Brighton, and others dey play on December 27 and 28—the football dey sweet small small with slight drama, but dem still dey dashed Boxing Day die low-blow. Fans dey yarn say dem need more matches, no be so Boxing Day be?

So, no matter wetin wan happen, we go still hold our drinks and dey enjoy dis one match wey dey carry all the fire. Make we dey expect joy on the pitch, even as dem run dey try balance the schedule wey don comot with plenty wahala.

Na dem dey show say di tradition fit make comeback; dem don talk say when Boxing Day fall on Saturday for 2026, we fit see return of our regular wahala. For now, make we just manage dis solo match and dey hope say everything go soon balance as we dey rejoice our English football!