Why there is no 12:30pm kick-off in the Premier League this Saturday amid a unique schedule in the top flight
Premier League football will continue to annoy fans with an erratic match schedule as there will be no early kick-off this Saturday.
England's top flight will not kick off at 12:30 pm for a third consecutive saturday after the Merseyside derby was postponed.
Leader Liverpool's trip to local rival Everton It was supposed to be an early start last weekend. before Storm Darragh intervened.
However, the typical Premier League schedule is not back to normal on Saturday ahead of the busy series of festive matches.
This means that Chelsea2-1 away victory city of leicester November 23rd was the last start at 12:30 pm and here's why…
Why is there no early kickoff?
TNT Sports occupies the rights to broadcast first-class matches at 12:30 pm with Package A.
The Premier League's secondary broadcaster has chosen Tottenham's trip to Southampton as your pick for Game Week 16.
Spurs play Scottish giants ranger away in the Europa League in midweek, which has forced TNT to modify its usual schedule.
TNT previously agreed that games involving any club playing away from home in Europe will not meet at 12:30 pm on Saturday.
In August 2023, city of manchesterThe 1-0 victory over Newcastle was moved to an 8 p.m. start after their victory in the Super Cup days before.
Tottenham's Europa League commitments mean the club plays on Thursday and is therefore unable to take part in Saturday's match.
To avoid competition with Sky Sports' Super Sunday coverage, which covers the 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm time slots, TNT moved Spurs to 7:00 pm
Schedule for matchday 16
Saturday December 14
- Arsenal vs Everton – 3pm – talkSPORT 2 EXCLUSIVE
- Liverpool-Fulham – 3:00 p.m.
- Newcastle-Leicester – 3:00 p.m.
- Wolves vs Ipswich – 3pm
- Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday December 15
- Brighton vs Crystal Palace – 2:00 p.m.
- Manchester City-Manchester United – 4:30 p.m.
- Chelsea vs Brentford – 7pm – talkSPORT EXCLUSIVE
- Southampton vs Tottenham – 7pm – talkSPORT EXCLUSIVE
Monday December 16
- Bournemouth vs West Ham – 8pm – talkSPORT EXCLUSIVE
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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.
In our other season, Minto's former Blues team host Brentford, featuring former England captain Joe Shennan. Stuart Pearce in the hand.
talkSPORT.com will also have updates on our Dedicated Premier League live blog.
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