• City one of five clubs facing two games inside 48 hours• Leicester, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Wolves the other four
Manchester City have lodged several complaints with the
Premier League over their
Christmas fixture list in which they will play two games in less than 48 hours and then have only two clear days before they play again.
City are one of five clubs – with Leicester, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Wolves – facing two games inside 48 hours. Wolves’ turnaround is the tightest at 44 hours and 45 minutes, though most clubs are, like City, playing two games across three days. Only
Arsenal,
Chelsea, Sheffield United and
Liverpool – who have played two games in four days in Qatar – have avoided this.