With 30 matches in the span of a week, there's intrigue all over the Premier League's holiday slate–at both ends of the table.
The fans love it. Managers and players have ample reasons for hating it. But the Premier League's festive season is here.
Over the span of a week, between Thursday's Boxing Day extravaganza and the conclusion on Jan. 2, there will be 30 matches played, some of which could have a heavy influence at both the top and bottom of the table and all of which will be colored by the looming specter of the winter transfer window.