Aston Villa’s Premier League clash with Leeds United on Boxing Day has been handed a new kick-off time after the latest festive broadcast selections.
Villa will welcome Leeds to Villa Park on Saturday 26 December, with the game now scheduled to begin at 12.30pm GMT.
The fixture will also be shown live in the United Kingdom on TNT Sports.
It means Unai Emery’s side will kick off one of the busiest days of the Premier League season, with seven top-flight matches currently scheduled for Boxing Day.
Aston Villa vs Leeds moved for TNT Sports
Villa’s meeting with Leeds had originally been listed as a traditional 3pm kick-off when the fixtures were released in June.
ReadAstonVilla’s full guide to Aston Villa’s 2026/27 Premier League fixtures consequently had the Leeds game down for 3pm, with all weekend kick-off times initially subject to broadcast changes.
The Premier League’s original fixture list also confirmed Villa would host Leeds on Boxing Day before television selections were finalised.
That has now changed.
The latest Boxing Day broadcast schedule reported by talkSPORT has Villa against Leeds opening the day’s action at 12.30pm, with TNT Sports showing the game live.
Supporters can keep track of future broadcast changes through ReadAstonVilla’s regularly updated Aston Villa TV guide.
Busy Christmas period awaits Aston Villa
The Leeds fixture sits in the middle of a demanding festive schedule for Emery.
Villa are due to visit Chelsea on 19 December before returning home for the Boxing Day meeting with Leeds.
Liverpool then travel to Villa Park on 30 December, giving Villa three significant Premier League fixtures in the space of 12 days.
That congestion will arrive alongside another Champions League campaign, making squad management increasingly important as the season develops.
The revised Boxing Day schedule does at least give supporters plenty of notice.
Villa fans now know their Christmas trip to Villa Park will begin considerably earlier than originally planned, with Aston Villa vs Leeds kicking off at 12.30pm and being shown live on TNT Sports.
