The English Premier League schedule picks up on Thursday for the Boxing Day matches and the first game of the day will be Manchester United taking on Hull City at The Kingston Communications Stadium and the match will be starting up at 7:45 am ET and on the NBC Sports Network and kicks off a full day of action with clubs like Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton in action.
Manchester United has had an up and down season so far in the EPL and they are in the middle of the table after winning 3-1 against West Ham United at home last time out and after playing this match against Hull City, the club has upcoming games against Norwich and Tottenham, in what should be an anticipated matchup. Danny Welbeck has been playing well for Man U as of late, scoring two goals against Aston Villa and he also had another in the match against West Ham United. Welbeck's status for the match was in question after he limped off the pitch in last weekend's match against West Ham, but according to ESPN.com, it looks like Welbeck will be in the lineup on Boxing Day for the match against Hull City.
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Welbeck has been on fire while scoring three goals in the last three games and David Moyes said that his star would be ready for action on Thursday after coming down with the injury, which happened after a kick to his leg, but it was unrelated to the injury Welbeck had to his knee earlier in the season. Welbeck had a rough season last year with just two goals and he is already past that total and his play has been huge for the team as they deal with the absence of Robin van Persie, who has missed the past three games while dealing with an injury.
Manchester United sits at eighth position on the table and they are just behind Tottenham with eight wins and ahead of the Spurs are Newcastle United and Everton. Chelsea is in fourth on the table after pulling to a draw with Arsenal on Monday and ahead of them are Manchester City, the Gunners and Liverpool in first place by goals scored. Luis Suarez has powered Liverpool ahead and they have a very anticipated match on Boxing Day against Manchester City.
