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Will Freeman

Why there are no Premier League games this weekend and what other live football is on TV

The Premier League now has a winter break, which has been a feature of recent years and will come as a surprise to fans expecting to be able to watch their team in action this weekend.

The break was brought in to give players a chance to refresh their legs after half a season of intense Premier League football with even delayed games not being played to give players a break.

That means there is no Premier League fixture list this weekend, with teams and players given time off.

The winter break covers the period between January 24 - February 8, with the Premier League’s next full round of fixtures taking place between February 8-10.

There is one exception with Burnley hosting Watford on Saturday, February 5 with the game having been postponed on two occasions already.

Fans can still get their football fix on TV this weekend, however. The EFL will be played in full and there is no shortage of action in the football world with plenty of action taking place around the globe.

What else is on?

Saturday 29 January:

4pm - Gambia vs Cameroon (AFCON) - Sky Sports Premier League, BBC Two, BBC Iplayer, BBC Website

5:30pm - Eastleigh vs Chesterfield (National League) - BT Sport 1 & Ultimate

5:30pm - Peterborough United v Sheffield United (Championship) - Sky Sports Main Event, Football & UHD

7pm - Burkina Faso v Tunisia (AFCON) - Sky Sports Premier League

Sunday 30 January:

12:30pm - Arsenal Ladies v London City Lionesses (Women's FA Cup) - BBC iPlayer, BBC Website & Red Button

1:30pm - Derby County v Birmingham City (Championship) - Sky Sports Football, Main Event & UHD

4pm - Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest (Championship)- Sky Sports Football, Main Event & UHD

4pm - Egypt v Morocco (AFCON) - Sky Sports Premier League

7pm - Senegal v Equatorial Guinea (AFCON) - Sky Sports Premier League/Main Event, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer & BBC Website

8:30pm - FC Porto v Maritimo (Primeira Liga) - BT Sport 2

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