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December and January TV selections announced

Six matches involving Albion in the months of December and January have been selected for live UK television coverage.

By Alex Stedman • 17 October 2019

By Paul Hazlewood
Aaron Connolly celebrates the first of his two goals against Tottenham Hotspur.

The first game of December sees the Seagulls travel to face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, and that game has now been moved to Thursday 5th December, with a kick-off time of 8.15pm, and will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video.

The match with Wolves at the Amex the following weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports and takes place on Sunday 8th December, kick-off 4.30pm. 

Albion then travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace for their third match of the month, with the game now due to be played on Monday 16th December at 8pm, and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

By Paul Hazlewood
Albion's players celebrate last year's win at Selhurst Park.

The three matches immediately after Christmas will all kick-off earlier and be broadcast live in the UK. 

The trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day has been brought forward with a new kick-off time of 12.30pm on Thursday 26th December – the contest will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video. 

AFC Bournemouth visit the Amex two days later on Saturday 28th December, and the match with Eddie Howe’s men also has an earlier kick-off of 12.30pm, having been selected for live broadcast on Sky Sports. 

The new calendar year begins with a game against Chelsea on home soil, and the game will kick-off at 12.30pm on Wednesday 1st January, and be shown live on BT Sport.

The side’s final away match of January sees the Seagulls make the journey west along the south coast to face AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, with the game on Tuesday 21st January now starting at an earlier time of 7.30pm.