Wolves boss Gary O'Neil admits a mixed reaction to their Christmas Eve Premier League fixture.

Wolves will meet Chelsea on Christmas Eve this year.

“I can understand the fans' point of view, I was a fan a long time ago and I understand Christmas Eve is an important family day for a lot of people," O'Neil said.

“Also, it's something nobody is really used to and has been put in after not being around for a while.

“I guess there will be a split on it. I'm led to believe that more people are unhappy with it than happy, but I'm sure there will be a few people that fancy to go watch football before they go home and spend the evening with their families.

“I also understand the pressures it can put on some other people to be with their family that day and they don't want to miss Wolves or Chelsea playing. I understand it can be tricky for some fans to commit to watching a football match on Christmas Eve."

He also said, “December will be testing schedule-wise, as it always is.

“We have seven games and then those ones in real quick succession. That will be testing for the group, no doubt.

“We play Brentford who have a long break. We'll have had a couple days to prepare and they'll have had 10.

“But that's the way it goes. It's a long way off for me to be worrying about Brentford and Chelsea."