There is always some football on. But when it comes to December, you really don’t have to look very far.

The festive period is traditionally the busiest of the year and that’s no different this time around – even with the already packed 2024/25 calendar.

And as the games come thick and fast, let’s take a look at what happened while you were sleeping.

Off the mark

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester City tenure got off to the perfect start with a 3-1 victory over West Ham at the King Power.

Jamie Vardy, who incidentally broke his manager’s record for goals in consecutive matches during the fairy tale 2015/16 campaign, opening the scoring after just two minutes.

The impressive Bilal El Khannouss added a second before Patson Daka appeared to make the points safe in the final minutes, only for Niclas Fullkrug to then pull a goal back.

The Foxes move up to 15th with the victory, two points behind the Hammers.

But how much longer does Julen Lopetegui have at the London Stadium?