Why is there no Premier League start this Saturday at 12:30 pm? Changes to match schedule mean fans must wait to see action
Premier League fans will have to wait until 3pm to get their football fix this weekend as there is no early kick-off scheduled on Saturday.
There is a complete list of matches outstanding Action planned for this weekend before the last international break begins.
But there has been an unusual change to the schedule as instead of a 12.30pm kick-off on Saturday, there will be an 8pm game.
Here's why this is the case…
Why is there no start at 12:30 pm?
There will be no lunchtime kick-off this Saturday as no Premier League matches have been selected for broadcast in that time slot.
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Generally, TNT Sports would show a game at 12:30 pm on a Saturday.
That won't happen this weekend, however, as TNT Sports opted to show a game at 8 p.m.
Liverpool vs Aston Villa is the match they will broadcast and it has been given the late slot.
TNT Sports has also moved its kick-off from 12:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the past, and this usually occurs when the teams involved play in Europe in midweek.
And this is the case on Saturday, as Liverpool and Aston Villa will play in the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
This is the second time this season there has been no early start.
Last month, the first games of the day were on a Saturday at 3pm and there wasn't even a late start to make up for it.
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Matches of matchday 11 of the Premier League
Saturday November 9
- Wolves vs Southampton – 3pm
- West Ham vs Everton – 3pm – live on talkSPORT 2
- Brentford-Bournemouth – 3pm
- Crystal Palace-Fulham – 3:00 p.m.
- Brighton-Man City – 5:30 p.m.
- Liverpool vs Aston Villa – 8pm – live on talkSPORT
Sunday, November 10
- Manchester United-Leicester – 2:00 p.m.
- Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle – 2pm
- Tottenham-Ipswich – 2:00 p.m.
- Chelsea-Arsenal – 4:30 p.m.
So the consolation for fans this weekend is that there will still be several televised games to watch.
It's the 3pm kick-off that will start the day and talkSPORT will keep you up to date.
GameDay Live will have all the goals as they go with host Adrian Durham, who will be joined Troy Deeney and Dean Ashton.
We will also have dedicated coverage of West Ham vs. Everton on talkSPORT 2, with commentary from Ian Danter and Perry Groves.
And then at 8pm, Liverpool vs Aston Villa will be broadcast live on talkSPORT with Sam Matterface and Stuart Pearce your commentators at Anfield.
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