The Premier League is officially on its Winter Break, meaning each side will only play once before February 22nd. When will they play? Why are the games split? Will this really help England win the Euros? Let’s debunk some theories and explain exactly what’s going to happen.

For a start, this Winter Break has been longer coming than the one that took up the bulk of Game of Thrones. Whether Sean Bean saw this happening or not, the return of the former Sharpe actor’s beloved Sheffield United to the top table of English football has coincided with a fortnight’s break for most of the English Premier League teams.

Rather than send everyone on hiatus at once, however, the Premier League has decided to stagger the fixtures across the winter break period, the obvious logic being that fans need not miss out totally on Premier League football, but the players still get a rest.

Most Premier League teams are fully behind this move, with Chelsea’s number nine Tammy Abraham just one of the players in favour of a fortnight to recuperate mid-season.