This is not a good news especially to all Premier League fans.
According to reports gathered, the winter break was introduced to the Premier League to help reduce fixture congestion and to give players a rest.
This method is being adopted in leagues in Spain, Italy, Germany and France, as well as Scotland.
It's been gathered that the 2019-20 Premier League winter break will see the weekends games split into two weekends on February 8 and February 15.
Five games will be played on Saturday, February 8 and the remaining five games will be played on Saturday, February 15.
Burnley, Bournemouth, Manchester City, Sheffield United and Wolves have a 13-day break between their matches.
While Manchester United and Chelsea given a 16-day break between their fixtures.
Seven clubs - Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Wolves - play in Champions League and Europa League ties later in February.
The break down of the first weekend:
Saturday 8 February : Everton v Crystal Palace 12:30 GMT, Brighton v Watford 17:30 GMT
Sunday 9 February: Sheffield United v Bournemouth 14:00 GMT, Manchester City v West Ham 16:30 GMT
The break down of the second weekend:
Friday 14 February: Wolves v Leicester 20:00 GMT
Saturday 15 February: Southampton v Burnley 12:30 GMT, Norwich v Liverpool 17:30 GMT
Sunday 16 February: Aston Villa v Tottenham 14:00 GMT, Newcastle v Arsenal 16:30 GMT
Monday 17 February: Chelsea v Manchester United 20:00 GMT
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