Why Southampton vs Tottenham start at 7pm on Sunday as Premier League clash moved to unusual kick-off time
Tottenham face a second difficult trip under the lights in a matter of days when the club take on Southampton this weekend.
Spurs extended their winless streak to five games in all competitions after a 1-1 draw against Rangers on Thursday.
Former Celtic Coach Ange Postecoglou failed to secure bragging rights upon his return to Scotland against his old rivals.
The Australian is now under increasing pressure to reverse Tottenham's poor form with a quick turnaround between games.
The North Londoners travel to the bottom club in the Premier League Southampton on Sunday but at a very unusual time.
Both teams will not be happy to have their plans disrupted due to their unusual kick-off times following the top flight's latest calendar change.
Southampton vs Tottenham: start time
Kick-off at St Mary's on Sunday 15 December will be at 7pm
It is one of two Premier League matches that will be played in the exclusive weekend slot along with Chelsea vs Brentford.
This game was originally scheduled for 3 pm on Saturday, however, it was delayed over 24 hours after being chosen for television broadcast.
TNT Sportswho projected Tottenham's tie with rangerHe also referred to the club's upcoming match against Southampton in October.
Typically, the Premier League secondary broadcaster uses the 12:30 pm on Saturday mornings to show its only top-flight match each weekend.
Tottenham's exploits in the Europa League prevented him from taking part until Sunday at the earliest and TNT had to consider a suitable time to cover him.
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Sky Sports, as the Premier League's main rights holder, dominates Sunday coverage in the typical 2pm and 4.30pm slots.
The M23 derby between Brighton and Crystal Palace is shown first before the first Manchester derby of the season takes place.
To avoid competition with Sky's Super Sunday, TNT moved Spurs to Southampton at 7pm
talkSPORT will have exclusive live coverage of Sunday's final two matches, starting with Tottenham against Southampton.
The St Mary's comment comes from Ian Danter and the former Chelsea defender. Scott Minto.
Minto's former Blues team host Brentford on talkSPORT 2, with Joe Shennan and the former England captain Stuart Pearce in the hand.
talkSPORT.com will also have updates on our Dedicated Premier League live blog.
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