Games off, long trips and shock results - we want to hear the best and worst of your Boxing Day stories  

Tommo, Watford: Last Boxing Day managed to get to THREE matches. St Albans v Hemel at 12.45, Wycombe v Luton at 15:00, Watford v Wolves at 17:30. It was a slight overdose and I don't think I went to another game for at least a few weeks. 

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There are seven games in League One today yet to be postponed, and they all kick off at good old-fashioned 15:00 GMT.

Walsall, in Sean O'Driscoll's second game in charge, will go top of the table if they beat mid-table Millwall.

Bottom club Colchester face Southend in an Essex derby and Shrewsbury face relegation rivals Fleetwood - although neither side can drop into the bottom four today because of games called off below them. 

Swindon are at home to third-placed Gillingham, fourth-placed Coventry host Port Vale, Doncaster are at home to Scunthorpe, Peterborough face Chesterfield and Swindon.

What will run out first, your chocolates or today's football? Matches as far as the eye can see today.

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Aston Villa v West Ham United - 15:00

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace - 15:00

Chelsea v Watford - 15:00

Liverpool v Leicester City - 15:00

Manchester City v Sunderland - 15:00

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion - 15:00

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City - 15:00

Newcastle United v Everton - 17:30

Southampton v Arsenal - 19:45

We are under way in the opening fixture of the Boxing Day afternoon.

Follow it in full here.

Trevor Sinclair
Former England winger on Football Focus

"With runners going past him and beyond him I think Wayne Rooney still can play as a number nine. But there isn't much creativity in the side.

"The freedom at Manchester United is gone. They look restrained. It’s about risk and reward, and at the moment United are not taking the risks."

Alistair Mann
MOTD commentator at the Britannia Stadium

"If the newspaper reports are accurate then Manchester United's match at Stoke could be Louis van Gaal's last as their manager. 

"There appear to be three scenarios if he departs; Jose Mourinho takes over, Ryan Giggs succeeds Van Gaal or an interim manager is appointed, possibly Giggs, with Pep Guardiola taking the helm in the summer. 

"Few scribes offer encouragement for the Dutchman. It's not simply about United's recent poor results but the manner of them. Even Stoke boss Mark Hughes recently referred to a "United way" that demands entertainment at its core. 

"It's no coincidence that Hughes has transformed Stoke's methods, typified by the stylish way they saw off Manchester City earlier this month. 

"While Hughes will be keen for his side to replicate that performance, Van Gaal won't want to lie down either, which all points to a fascinating start to the Boxing Day programme."

BBC Radio 5 Live

Anyone get a new radio yesterday? I'll be surprised, but pleased.

If you have, dial in as BBC Radio 5 live begins its coverage of Boxing Day's football programme with coverage from the Britannia Stadium, where Stoke take on Manchester United at 12:45 GMT.

That will be followed by full match commentary of the 15:00 kick-off between Liverpool and Leicester City, plus updates from around the grounds as the goals go in.

There's also full commentary of Newcastle's home match with Everton from 17:30, and the 19:45 kick-off between Southampton and Arsenal. That's a total of four matches - all live! Dig in...

Michael Carrick leads the Manchester United players out at a typically blustery Britannia Stadium.

Are Stoke favourites this afternoon?

You can follow full commentary of that game here- while I bring you the big events as we build up to the rest of today's games.

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Joe Murray: Boxing Day 2012 at Old Trafford - Manchester United v Newcastle United. one of the best matches I've ever witnessed. The attacking intent from both sides was absolutely superb, and to be fair either could have taken all three points but for a divine angled pass from Michael Carrick to Javier Hernandez in the 92nd minute (Fergie Time) tomake it 4-3and send the place into pandemonium... And onto a 20th league title!  

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Just like watching United now eh?

It is 'man versus machine' this week. Our man Mark Lawrenson takes on a state-of-the-art super-computer called SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) in his weekly prediction game - find out here what they have plumped for in all of the Premier League's Boxing Day fixtures.    

Jack: It's about time Rooney was dropped, Schweinsteiger should be the captain for obvious reasons, that's where Van Gaal made a mistake. Now with a more mobile, pacy front line hopefully United play with a bit more freedom and show us what they can do.   

Gerry: Well this will be a wake-up call for Rooney. He's a kind of fighter and will improve after this drop. LVG should've done it before.

Stephen Kennedy: Big call from LVG to drop Rooney but also a big call not to play Schneiderlin. Stoke will fancy their chances.

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A busy day in the Championship as Brighton, fresh from their first league defeat of the season, visit Brentford at 13:00 GMT.

Huge games at the bottom at 15:00 as Charlton (23rd) face Bristol City (20th) and bottom club Bolton can close the gap on 22nd-placed Rotherham to one point if they win only their second league game of the season.

Hull (4th) v Burnley (5th) and Sheffield Wednesday (7th) v Birmingham (8th) are games taking place around the play-off zone.

In the other games, second-placed Derby host out-of-form Fulham, Ipswich host QPR, MK Dons are at home to Cardiff and Huddersfield are at home to Preston.

At 17:15, it's Wolves v Reading.

Manchester United

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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: "It is our game plan. With this game plan it is better to pay with Ander Herrera instead of Wayne Rooney.

"It is not a drastic measure, it is my gameplan. That's for us, not for you! We have done everything we can do, I have seen a fantastic attitude of my players so I fully believe in this game.

"The conditions are the main factor but we have to cope with it. You can say that you don't like wind but you have to cope with it."

This afternoon is the first time that Wayne Rooney has started a Premier League or a Champions League game on the bench for Manchester United since 28 January 2014.

It feels like a big moment for Rooney. And maybe an even bigger one for Louis van Gaal.

Masterstroke or misadventure? 

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Good afternoon to one and all! Hope we're all feeling tip-top today and you've brought your A-game to the party.

We begin a hectic day of Premier League action at Stoke, and there's some fairly large team news...

It's time to hand over the reins to the football sledge to Mr. Tom Rostance. Enjoy. 

Football Focus

Here's your four-minute warning to joinFootball Focus for a preview of the weekend’s action on BBC One from 12:25 GMT. Trevor Sinclair and Jason Roberts are on the sofa today.

You can watch reaction as all the goals go in withFinal Score, live on the Red Button from 14:30 and on BBC Two from 16:30, except for viewers in Scotland, who can watch Sportscenefrom the same time. 

And of course later there’ll be Match of the Day – today's bumper Boxing Day edition is on at 22:30 on BBC One.

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There is a league table for how fans of each club are doing prediction-wise this season and you can also see whether your predictions are better than Mark Lawrenson's.

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