The transfer window is set to reopen on January 2 and Premier League clubs will be looking to bolster their squads in this most unpredictable of seasons.

The festive fixture list remains one of the most treasured traditions in English football. And even at a time when games are coming thick and fast every week amid the pandemic, the Stephen's Day games promise to be a special treat for fans.

The Reds head to Brighton for a Saturday 12.30 kick-off after a midweek Champions League match

The Premier League has scrapped its controversial pay-per-view experiment and made all matches from November 21 and throughout the festive period available live via one of their regular UK broadcast partners.

Jurgen Klopp has accused the Premier League of a lack of leadership as complaints over the competition’s scheduling and substitution rules intensified on Sunday.

Premier League: Burnley 0 Chelsea 3 Chelsea new signing Hakim Ziyech starred in an away 3-0 win at Burnley, while Manchester City recorded a 1-0 win at Sheffield United.

Both Sky Sports and BT Sport have been offering matches not selected for regular television broadcast through their respective box office services

Sometimes even the biggest names struggle to have the desired impact in England's top flight

Premier League clubs are set to decide on Tuesday whether or not to stick with their controversial pay-per-view arrangements for the round of games prior to the November international break.

The Premier League must “deliver on its promise” to look at the structure and financing of the English game, Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said.

Newcastle supporters raised £16,000 by choosing to give to charity rather than watching their team on pay-per-view at the weekend, a fans’ group has said.

He says the Premier League has been forced to act by the hugely controversial Project Big Picture proposals

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says a degree of trust with EFL chairman Rick Parry will have to be re-established after his role in the hugely controversial Project Big Picture plans.

Britian's Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told MPs earlier on Wednesday he was “not massively impressed” by the pay-per-view arrangement

'All 20 Premier League clubs today unanimously agreed that Project Big Picture will not be endorsed or pursued by the Premier League or the FA'

Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow has indicated his opposition ahead of a Premier League shareholders meeting

Premier League clubs will hold a shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday, amid claims from Football Association chairman Greg Clarke that a breakaway from the top flight was wielded “as a threat” during talks over Project Big Picture.

EFL chairman Rick Parry led three separate meetings with representatives of the Championship, League One and League on Tuesday to discuss the new proposals

A breakaway league was “mooted as a threat” in Project Big Picture discussions, Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said.

'Are you telling me they bought those clubs because they have a genuine interest in English football in the long term?'

Liverpool and Manchester United are heavily involved in the plans for the Premier League's future

EFL chairman Rick Parry has defended radical plans to overhaul the English top flight after they were criticised by the Government and the Premier League.

Sky have confirmed a price of €16.95 per game for Irish fans

'With Covid implementing restrictions on match-going fans, those sources of revenue are drastically curtailed for clubs on the continent'

The agreement with Tencent Sports will grant Chinese fans access to all 372 remaining English top-flight matches

It had been hoped there could be a planned return of sports spectators from the start of October - but this looks unlikely now

All 28 Premier League matches being played behind closed doors this month will be televised live after an agreement was reached on Tuesday, the Premier League has announced.

Eleven out of the 28 Premier League matches confirmed for September will not be available for fans in the UK to view live after the first batch of televised fixtures for the 2020-21 season were announced.

The Irish international is set to join Jose Mourinho at Spurs once the clubs agree a fee between €15m and €20m

Liverpool fans may still be waiting for the party Jurgen Klopp promised them to celebrate last season’s long-awaited Premier League success, but they will begin the new campaign among the favourites to win another title.

Premier League clubs are preparing for the start of the new season on September 12. Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the summer signings to watch so far.

Ahead of the new campaign, the PA news agency takes a statistical look at the 2020/21 Premier League season. 48 – days between the 2019/20 campaign finishing on July 26 and the new season starting on September 12.

The Premier League season begins on September 12. Here, the PA news agency picks out some of the talking points. Absent friendsThe big kick-off will once again take place behind closed doors due to coronavirus restrictions.

A British politician has joined the Football Supporters’ Association in calling on the Premier League to reverse their broadcast lock-out. Supporters are concerned they will miss watching their team during the current coronavirus restrictions.

The Premier League will announce the 2020-21 fixtures on Thursday at 9am.

Bournemouth goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is undergoing a medical at former club Sheffield United ahead of an £18. 5million move, the PA news agency understands.

Lille club president Gerard Lopez has confirmed that Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes is in his way out of the club – probably to either Arsenal or Napoli.

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has been named the 2019-20 Premier League player of the season.

A Premier League statement said: "Shareholders unanimously approved the implementation of VAR, in line with the full FIFA VAR protocol."

The proposed takeover of Newcastle by a Saudi-led group was criticised by human rights groups, while Saudi Arabia’s links to piracy of sports broadcasting rights were also scrutinised.

Controversially, the rule may now be implemented for the 2020-21 campaign, set to begin on September 12.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wants to retain a lean squad to ensure they remain competitive next season. The Reds boss used 24 players for their record-breaking Premier League title win and run to the last 16 of the Champions League.

The Champions League and Europa League will be completed in August

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe challenged the club to quickly build again following relegation from the Premier League as Aston Villa stayed up on a dramatic final day of the season.

The new English football season will begin on September 12, and Premier League clubs hope to have trialled spectators in stadiums before then.

The 2020-21 Premier League season will begin on September 12, the league has announced. The 20 top-flight clubs gathered for their final shareholders’ meeting of this season on Friday, with the final round of games taking place on Sunday.

Liverpool claimed their first top-flight title in 30 years in another Premier League campaign littered with stunning strikes and impressive team goals. Here, we select a top 10 for the season.

The 2020-21 domestic football calendar, including a season start date for Liverpool's title defence, could be finalised on Friday.

Captain Jack Grealish vowed he is focused on Aston Villa’s survival fight and refused to be drawn on his future.

The cost of relegation from the Premier League is estimated to be around £200million, and it could be decided by the finest of margins on Sunday.