King Charles III is set to deliver his annual Christmas speech. It marks only the second speech delivered by a king in nearly seven decades. The pre-recorded speech will be aired live across the UK on Christmas Day, December 25.
06.12.2023 - 18:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The latest round of midweek Premier League fixtures are here, with tonight's fixtures potentially having huge permutations on the race for the title and the top four.
Arsenal remained at the top of the table following Declan Rice's dramatic late winner at Luton Town on Tuesday evening, opening up a five-point gap to second-placed Liverpool. Manchester City will be hoping to return to winning ways after three consecutive draws, but face a tough task as they travel to the West Midlands to take on high-flying Aston Villa.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are involved in arguably the pick of the games this evening, as they welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag will be hoping his side can bounce back from their lacklustre display against Newcastle United at the weekend.
There are four other fixtures taking place on Wednesday night, including Jurgen Klopp's sides trip to Sheffield United. The midweek round of games conclude tomorrow evening as Eddie Howe's side face Everton, with Spurs taking on West Ham in the London derby.
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All the games this evening are able to stream for free live on Amazon Prime, with six exciting games available to pick from. But for those wanting to relive all the action from each fixture, Match of the Day will be on hand to bring you all the highlights - here is how you can watch it and the running order.
Match of the Day will be shown on BBC One at 10:40pm. Viewers can watch for free on the programme or stream using BBC iPlayer - it will finish at 12:10am.
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King Charles III is set to deliver his annual Christmas speech. It marks only the second speech delivered by a king in nearly seven decades. The pre-recorded speech will be aired live across the UK on Christmas Day, December 25.
King Charles will address the nation later today when his annual Christmas speech airs on TV. This will be the monarch's second festive address after an incredibly busy year which has seen the Coronation, his landmark 75th birthday, several important foreign trips and a stream of family dramas.The monarch is following in the footsteps of his predecessors by making a Christmas speech - an annual trend which was started by King George V in 1932.
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