Soccer-Break? What break? As Premier League title race rolls on

Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion - London Stadium, London, Britain - January 2, 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion's Pascal Gross has a shot saved by West Ham United's Alphonse Areola Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - The Premier League does winter breaks like no other competition so the action will keep coming thick and fast this weekend with four blockbuster clashes to take off the chill of January.

Unlike most other European leagues where clubs get a sizeable chunk of time off around December and January -- most notably the three-week stoppage in the Bundesliga -- the Premier League churns on in relentless fashion.