A bad day for Foxes and Pardew back in the game – Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Simon Burnton discuss the Boxing Day action in the Premier League and Football League, Alan Pardew’s new gig, transfer rumours and Barry’s life lessons from India

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We look back at all nine Boxing Day fixtures in the Premier League, beginning at Leicester where Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a masterclass to help send Liverpool 13 points clear at the top. We then evaluate Newcastle’s capitulation at Old Trafford, before touching on another home loss for Chelsea and a strong comeback by Tottenham.

In part two, we take a look at Ancelotti and Arteta’s first games in charge of Everton and Arsenal respectively, before covering the rest of the big stories in the Premier League and Football League.

Finally, we preview the weekend’s fixtures, touch on Alan Pardew becoming the new boss of ADO Den Haag and look at some of the early January transfer rumours.

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