After a month-long break of club football due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2022/2023 football season is set to resume on Monday, with all the action streaming live on Showmax Pro. The FIFA World Cup, which took place in Qatar from 20 November, saw Argentina lift the trophy after defeating France on penalties in the final on 18 December 2022.
The Premier League resumes with fixtures on 26 and 27 December, over the traditional boxing day period. Arsenal are the current league leaders with 37 points after a strong start to a Premier League this season. Also in the top 4 are last season’s winners, Manchester City, led by their talismanic striker Erling Haaland. He will look to pick up where he left off by adding to his amazing 18 goals in 12 games. The current Champions are 5 points behind the Gunners. This season’s surprise package, Newcastle, find themselves in third, 1 point above Tottenham Hotspur, who complete the top 4.
English Premier League fans can look forward to the following fixtures when the league returns this festive season:
Monday, 26 December 2022
- Brentford vs Spurs
- Crystal Palace vs Fulham
- Everton vs Wolves
- Leicester vs Newcastle
- Southampton vs Brighton
- Aston Villa vs Liverpool
- Arsenal vs Liverpool
Tuesday, 27 December 2022
- Chelsea vs Bournemouth
- Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest
La Liga
LaLiga will be the next competition to return, with a two-horse race between El Clasico rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top. Barcelona are currently 2 points ahead of their rivals and will be looking to extend their good run of form when the season resumes. Madrid will have their eyes on a historic 36th LaLiga title, backed by Carlo Ancelotti, the only manager ever to have won league titles in all of Europe’s top five leagues.
Spain’s top league resumes with the following fixtures:
Thursday, 29 December 2022
- Girona vs Rayo Vallecano
- Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao
- Atletico Madrid vs Elche
Friday, 30 December 2022
- Getafe vs Real Mallorca
- Celta Vigo vs Sevilla
- Cadiz vs Almeria
- Valladolid vs Real Madrid
Saturday, 31 December
- Barcelona vs Espanyol
- Real Sociedad vs Osasuna
- Villareal vs Valencia
South African Premiership
Here at home, the DStv Premiership kicks off again on 30 December and the first game up is a clash of the titans in league leaders and current champions Mamelodi Sundowns hosting Soweto giants Orlando Pirates. Sundowns are currently 5 points clear at the top of the table over highflying promoted side Richards Bay FC. SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs will look to close the gap and build some momentum in the second half of the season.
The DStv Premier League has the following fixtures on offer for fans:
Friday, 30 December 2022
- Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates
- Stellenbosch FC vs Chippa United
- Cape Town City vs Royal AM
- SuperSport Uited vs Marumo Gallants
- Maritzburg United vs TS Galaxy
Saturday, 31 December 2022
- Richard’s Bay vs Swallows
- Golden Arrows vs Kaizer Chiefs
- Sekhukhune United vs Amazulu
Serie A
The Serie A season gets underway on 4January 2023. Currently, Napoli are a massive 8 points clear at the top, thanks to some great goal scoring by Nigerian superstar Victor Osimhen. AC Milan, Juventus and Lazio complete the top 4 and will be looking to stop Napoli from winning their first title since 1990. The trio will not want to lose their UEFA Champions League positions making this a thrilling second half of the campaign.
Serie A fixtures are as follows:
- Salernitana vs AC Milan
- Sassuolo vs Sampdoria
- Torino vs Verona
- Spezia vs Atalanta
- Roma vs Bologna
- Lecce vs Lazio
- Fiorentina vs Monza
- Cremonese vs Juventus
- Udinese vs Empoli
- Inter vs Napoli
Club football from the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A and DSTV premier League, is available for streaming live on Showmax Pro, from 26 December 2022.