Premier League Matches and Africa Cup of Nations Updates on 4 January 2026
On 4 January 2026, four Premier League fixtures scheduled for 3pm GMT include Everton v Brentford, Newcastle v Crystal Palace, Fulham v Liverpool, and Tottenham v Sunderland. Meanwhile, the Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match between Morocco and Tanzania takes place at 4pm GMT in Rabat.
Earlier, the Leeds United versus Manchester United match kicked off at 12:30pm and was tied 1-1 with about 20 minutes remaining.
Team news for the Premier League fixtures includes Everton starting with Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, McNeil, Dibling, Grealish, and Barry. Brentford's starting XI features Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Collins, Hickey, Jensen, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Thiago, and Schade.
Tottenham's side comprises Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies, Kudus, Tel, Gray, Odobert, Bentancur, and Richarlison, while Sunderland starts with Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Cirkin, Xhaka, Geertruida, Le Fée, Adingra, Mayenda, and Brobbey.
Newcastle's lineup includes Pope, Miley, Thiaw, Schär, Hall, Bruno Guimarães, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Wissa, and Gordon. Crystal Palace starts Henderson, Lerma, Lacroix, Guéhi, Clyne, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Johnson, Piño, and Mateta.
Fulham fields Leno, Diop, Andersen, Cuenca, Castagne, Lukic, Cairney, Robinson, Wilson, Smith Rowe, and Jimenez, while Liverpool's starting XI consists of Alisson, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Jones, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, and Wirtz.
Several lower-league fixtures have been postponed due to frozen pitches, including ten League Two games, two Championship matches (Sheffield United v Oxford, Portsmouth v Ipswich), and four League One games. Notable remaining fixtures include Hull v Watford and Bristol City v Preston.
This update highlights key fixtures involving top-half Premier League teams alongside ongoing Africa Cup of Nations action and the impact of weather on fixtures across the leagues.
