Chelsea's players will be in for training on Christmas Day, with Mauricio Pochettino claiming they have so many games to prepare for he cannot afford to give them a day off.
Chelsea visit Wolves on Sunday in the first Christmas Eve Premier League game since 1995 and are not in action again until they host Crystal Palace on December 27.
Players leaving their families on the big day to train ahead of Boxing Day games is common practice.
But Pochettino insisted Chelsea’s players will do the same despite their alternative schedule during this festive period.