16-04-2024, 08:29 PM
Another Sunday coming up with the Sunday Premier League kick-offs not in the standard pattern.
Everton v. Nottingham Forest, the first Sky game, is a 13:30 kick-off (rather than 14:00), with the second match, Fulham v. Liverpool, kicking off as normal at 16:30. Interestingly, the two non-televised matches are at 15:00 rather than the standard 14:00, which is the usual Sunday rescheduled kick-off time even when Sky's matches have been moved.
I can't see any reason why there should be a kick-off 30 minutes earlier, especially for a non-derby in the early kick-off. It is convenient for a viewers though - the early kick-off will not clash with the FA Cup semi-final, which is a 15:30 kick-off. So barring extra time, only the second half on Manchester United v. Coventry and the first half of Fulham v. Liverpool clashes of the three big matches televised from England.
Everton v. Nottingham Forest, the first Sky game, is a 13:30 kick-off (rather than 14:00), with the second match, Fulham v. Liverpool, kicking off as normal at 16:30. Interestingly, the two non-televised matches are at 15:00 rather than the standard 14:00, which is the usual Sunday rescheduled kick-off time even when Sky's matches have been moved.
I can't see any reason why there should be a kick-off 30 minutes earlier, especially for a non-derby in the early kick-off. It is convenient for a viewers though - the early kick-off will not clash with the FA Cup semi-final, which is a 15:30 kick-off. So barring extra time, only the second half on Manchester United v. Coventry and the first half of Fulham v. Liverpool clashes of the three big matches televised from England.