Premier League players to take knee for No Room For Racism campaign

According to a report from Omar Garrick of The Athletic, players will also take the knee over the Boxing Day fixtures alongside matches played on the final weekend of the season and during both the FA and Carabao Cup finals.

"Fighting racism and all forms of discrimination is always a priority for the Premier League and our clubs. We urge everybody to play their part and demonstrate that racial prejudice is not acceptable in football or wider society," Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said. "We support the decision made by players to take the knee at specific moments during the season and we will use these matches to further promote anti-discrimination and educate fans."

The initial decision to take a knee during every single match was scrapped ahead of the 2022-2023 campaign. Premier League captains instead chose to select "significant moments" to take part in the gesture.

Premier League football will continue until Nov. 13 and resumes on Dec. 26 after the Qatar World Cup.

"We continue to work hard to address discrimination and improve opportunities within the game, in line with our No Room For Racism Action Plan. We know more can be done to remove barriers to make football more inclusive, and that football will benefit from greater diversity across all areas of the sport," Masters said.