Smaller teams expect Boxing Day bonanza thanks to lack of Premier League games

Clubs including Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City hope to entice fans of top teams looking for festive football fix

The presents are open, the turkey's devoured and the family bickering has momentarily paused. For hundreds of thousands of football fans that can mean only one thing: it's time for the match.

But not this Boxing Day. With just one Premier League game being played instead of the usual festive footballing feast, fans are looking elsewhere for blessed respite, with teams lower down the football pyramid hoping to entice those who are desperate to get out of the house.