PREMIER LEAGUE
What are Premier League games on New Year’s Day 2022? Games, fixtures, times
The Premier League has suffered considerably over the festive period with a series of postponements caused by depleted squads due to the Omicron variant of covid-19.
The festive period in the Premier League is traditionally synonymous with back-to back football as a hungry television audience need to be satisfied and many younger fans tasting their first match going experience during the Christmas holidays.
Omicron variant hamper fixtures
This December the emergence of the latest and most contagious covid variant has impacted hard on the Premier League with a series of games being postponed as clubs are unable to field the minimum required by the league to fulfill the fixture list.
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Premier League match at Arsenal last Tuesday was the latest game to be been postponed due to covid-19 cases and injuries in the Wolves squad, the league announced on Sunday.
A total of 15 Premier League games have been postponed this month due to covid-19, but the league said it intended to continue the fixture schedule where safely possible.
The Premier League only grants a postponement if a club has fewer than 14 players -- 13 outfield players and one goalkeeper -- available, with the board examining requests on a case-by-case basis.
NYD games
At the time of writing, all four scheduled games for 1 January, 2022 are still set to go ahead.
The action gets underway in North London as Arsenal welcome table topping Manchester City in the early game with kick-off at 07:30 ET (13:30 CET).
Two games commence at the traditional 09:00 ET/16:00 CET start as Leicester face struggling Norwich City at the King Power and Watford face Antonio Conte's Tottenham at Vicarage Road.
The later fixture sees West Ham making the trip south of the river to Selhurst Park as David Moyes’ men face Crystal Palace with the clash commencing at 12:30 ET/18:30 CET.