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Premier League winter break: When is it? What are the fixtures? Why was it brought in?

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The Premier League winter break - or mid-season player break as the league likes to call it - returns this season.

Here's how it works.

When is the Premier League winter break?

Rather than the league stopping completely - like we see in Spain, Germany and France for example - the break is split over two weekends.

That means matchweek 21 is over two weekends, with five games in each.