Fans left confused by Sky Sports post about big clash between Man City and Arsenal
The advance of the clocks on Sunday morning may have caused some understandable confusion on Sky Sports.
city of manchester host Arsenal on Sunday afternoon in what will be a huge Premier League title clash at the start of the season.
Broadcasting giants Sky Sports will present one of the bigger games of the year live from the Etihad Stadium.
Before kick-off, they posted on X to remind fans what time their coverage starts, which they said starts at 5pm UK time.
However, fans were quick to notice what was simply an innocent mistake in the now-deleted post, with kickoff scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
“Starting at 5 pm? Are you sure? You know the game starts at 4:30 pm, right?” one said in response.
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A second added: “5pm? 30 minutes after the game starts?”
“Brilliant can't wait to miss the first 30 minutes,” a third joked.
A confused fourth added: “Doesn't it start at 4:30?”
Sky Sports Premier League coverage is scheduled to begin at 4pm following the broadcast of Liverpool against Brighton.
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The Reds are also fighting for the title, but all eyes will be on the Etihad later today for a potential season-deciding match.
Pep Guardiola will face his former assistant Mikel Arteta without Kyle Walker and John Stones due to injury.
Arsenal have also had doubts over Gabriel, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, but Arteta says there is “a possibility” they could play.
The Gunners won 1-0 in the first leg, so City will be desperate for revenge as a point separates the two teams.
You can hear the latest updates from Etihad Stadium on talkSPORT and all the post-match reaction as former Premier League striker Troy Deeney joins Majestic on The last word at 6:30 p.m..
