No trouble for Premier League's top three in Boxing Day fixtures

London (dpa) - There was no holiday hangover for the Premier League's top three teams on Friday as each won comfortably.

Queens Park Rangers-Arsenal Preview

Arsenal start their crowded festive schedule against Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates Stadium on Boxing Day, with manager Arsene Wenger having voiced concern that players may suffer due to the lack of a mid-winter break in the Premier League season.

Aston Villa-Swansea City Preview

Both Swansea City and Aston Villa go into their Boxing Day clash at the Liberty Stadium on the back of strong results.

Garry Monk's Swansea (7-4-6) went into Saturday's meeting with Hull City with just one win in five, but a Ki Sung-Yeung strike in the first half was enough to earn the Swans a victory that kept them firmly in the top half of the table.

Liverpool-Burnley Preview

Burnley kick off a challenging three-match festive season schedule with a home match against Liverpool on Boxing Day and follow that with away matches at Manchester City on Dec. 28 and Newcastle United on New Year's Day.

Tottenham Hotspur-Leicester City Preview

Bottom of the table at Christmas, Leicester City are in danger of losing touch with the pack at the foot of the Premier League.

Nigel Pearson's Leicester (2-4-11) have just 10 points from their 17 matches and have lost nine of their last 10, leaving them five points from safety.

West Ham United-Chelsea Preview

Chelsea welcome in-form West Ham to Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day at the start of a busy three-match schedule over the festive season for Premier League clubs.

The Blues (13-3-1) restored their three-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table after a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Stoke on Monday evening.

Manchester City-West Brom Preview

West Bromwich Albion are in need of some Christmas cheer as they open their three-match festive schedule against title-chasing Manchester City at The Hawthorns on Boxing Day.

The Baggies (4-5-8) are in 15th place and just two points above the relegation zone after losing five of their last seven matches in the Premier League. They slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday after throwing away a two-goal lead.

Hull City-Sunderland Preview

Three points would be the perfect festive pick-me-up for Steve Bruce's Hull City.

Hull (2-7-8) travel up the east coast to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Boxing Day in search of their first win in 11 Premier League games. Only Leicester City are keeping the Tigers off the foot of the table, while Bruce's side haven't scored since

Centenary of Christmas truce remembered in poetry

German and British troops participate in football match to commemorate the Christmas Truce of1914, at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul December 24, 2014. British and German soldiers deployed in Afghanistan gathered in a dusty field on Wednesday to play a game of football in memory of the Christmas Day truce spontaneously called between their armies during the First World War in 1914. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY MILITARY SPORT SOCCER)

LONDON (Reuters) - The 100th anniversary of the Christmas truce during World War I has been remembered with a video featuring a poem recited by past and present players, managers and officials across England.

Entitled 'The Game, Christmas Day 1914' the poem features