Leeds United's festive period looks set to be a troublesome one, with consecutive fixtures against Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool throughout December.
The calendar has not been kind to United who face the high-flying quartet over a 15 day period between December 11 and December 26.
On Boxing Day, it is Anfield that Leeds will travel to - a ground the Whites have not emerged victorious from since April 2001.
Given the club's current standing in the Premier League table, and the difficulty of the fixtures immediately preceding the game on Merseyside, Leeds could find themselves needing a result at Anfield.
Off the pitch however, discussions between Premier League clubs and the league itself have ground to a halt regarding a charity initiative over the Christmas period.
As reported by the BBC: "The Premier League has blocked its clubs wearing their away kits at home on Boxing Day to raise awareness around homelessness.
"Homeless charity Shelter hoped to get the support of clubs for the #NoHomeKit initiative."
The move would have seen Liverpool donning their cream-white away kit at home to Leeds, with United likely forced to sport their blue change kit instead.
Premier League clubs have reportedly been in favour of the move, but the organisation are somewhat less keen to flout their rules and regulations.
A possible compromise could be replacing the teams' primary shirt sponsor for the match, which they are permitted to do once per season.
"The Premier League receives a large number of requests from charities every season, however we aren't able to support them all centrally," a statement from the Premier League read.
"Clubs are entitled to support charitable causes, and we encourage clubs to do so, provided it is in compliance with Premier League rules."
The BBC have also reported that numerous clubs are now exploring the possibility of promoting Shelter with their own independent, in-house initiatives.
Despite the Premier League's stance, it appears 17 EFL clubs playing at home on Boxing Day will instead wear their away shirts, somewhat upstaging the top flight's decision, as per MailOnline.
