The programme was not aired on Boxing Day due to a "budget decision", according to presenter Manish Bhasin.
The BBC confirmed that the show would not return to screens until mid-January.
The move has led some to fear for the future of Match of the Day, which is up for tender next year.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 27 | 43 | 73 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 31 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 56 | 26 | 30 | 62 |
| 3 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 57 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Manchester CityMan City | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 51 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 51 |
| 7 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 50 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 47 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 45 |
| 10 | Fulham | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 45 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 43 |
| 12 | Brentford | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 41 |
| 13 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Everton | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 35 |
| 15 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 35 |
| 16 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 34 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 32 |
| 18 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 65 | -34 | 20 |
| 19 | Leicester CityLeicester | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 67 | -42 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 71 | -49 | 10 |
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