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World Darts Championship, Premier League and more: Christmas TV schedule and how to watch festive action on Sky Sports

The festive period is here and that means one thing - darts and football on your screens!

Whatever holiday plans you have, make sure you don't miss out on an incredible month of sport that includes:

If you are a Sky Sports subscriber and your TV is booked with Christmas films, you can watch all of the above on the Sky Sports App.

If you don't have Sky, you can still stream all the action with a NOW Day or Month membership.

Never heard of NOW? Find out more about Sky's streaming service here. A no-contract day pass is £14.99, while a month pass is £29.99.

Thursday December 26

Hearts vs Hibernian - Scottish Premiership (12.30pm)

Leyton Orient vs Crawley - League One (1pm)

Blackburn vs Sunderland - Championship (3pm)

Charlton vs Cambridge - League One (3pm)

Derby vs West Brom - Championship (5.30pm)

Stoke vs Leeds - Championship (8pm)

EVERY EFL game on this day is live on Sky Sports+ (Choose your match on the Sky Sports app!)

Friday December 27

Afternoon darts session (12.30pm) - featuring Damon Heta (9), Jonny Clayton (7) and Stephen Bunting (8)
3x Third round

Evening darts session (7pm) - featuring Luke Humphries (1), Gerwyn Price (10), Peter Wright (17)

3x Third round

Saturday December 28

Afternoon darts session (12.30pm) - featuring Nathan Aspinal (12)
3x Third round

Evening darts session (7pm) - featuring Luke Littler (4), Michael van Gerwen (3)
3x Third round

Sunday December 29

Afternoon darts session (12.30pm) - featuring Dimitri Van den Bergh (11)
3x Third round

Sheffield United vs West Brom - Championship (12.30pm)

Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday - Championship (12.30pm)

Leicester vs Man City - Premier League (2.30pm)

Motherwell vs Rangers - Scottish Premiership (3pm)

West Ham vs Liverpool - Premier League (5.15pm)

Derby vs Leeds - Championship (5.45pm)

Evening darts session (7pm)
1x Third round, 2x Fourth round

Middlesbrough vs Burnley - Championship (8pm)

Monday December 30

Afternoon darts session (12.30pm)
3x Fourth round

Evening darts session (7pm)
3x Fourth round

Manchester United vs Newcastle - Premier League (8pm)

AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham - League Two (8pm)

Wednesday January 1 2025

Afternoon darts session (12.30pm)
2x Quarter-Finals

QPR vs Watford - Championship (12.30pm)

Plymouth vs Bristol City - Championship (12.30pm)

Leeds vs Blackburn - Championship (3pm)

Swindon vs Colchester - League Two (3pm)

Hull vs Middlesbrough - Championship (5.30pm)

Evening darts session (7pm)
2x Quarter-Finals

Sunderland vs Sheffield United - Championship (8pm)

EVERY EFL game on this day is live on Sky Sports+ (Choose your match on the Sky Sports app!)

Thursday January 2

Rangers vs Celtic - Scottish Premiership (3pm)

Dundee vs Dundee United - Scottish Premiership (5.30pm)

Darts semi-finals (7.30pm)

Gillingham vs Bromley - League Two (7.45pm)

Friday January 3

Darts final (8pm)

Saturday January 4 2025

Blackburn vs Burnley - Championship (12.30pm)

Swansea vs West Brom - Championship (12.30pm)

Brighton vs Arsenal - Premier League (5.30pm)

Sunday January 5 2025

Hibernian vs Rangers - Scottish Premiership (12pm)

Fulham vs Ipswich - Premier League (2pm)

Sunderland vs Portsmouth - Championship (3pm)

Liverpool vs Manchester United - Premier League (4.30pm)