As a result of the fact that there will be no early kick-off on Saturday, supporters of the Premier League will continue to be irritated by the ever-changing fixture calendar this weekend.
In the English top-flight, the action typically begins at 12:30 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, with a game being broadcast on television prior to the blackout at 3 p.m.
This weekend, however, that will not be the case, as the first televised match of gameweek 33 will not be shown until 5:30 p.m., and fans will have to wait until then.
Is there no early start time for the game?
Due to the fact that there is not a game that has been chosen for transmission, there will be no early kick-off this coming Saturday. This is the third of four games that are slated to be blanks.
According to Package A, TNT Sports has the exclusive right to broadcast matches of the highest calibre at the 12:30 p.m. time period.
Because of this agreement, TNT will be able to broadcast 52 Premier League games throughout the course of the season. These games will be shown during the Saturday lunchtime and two rounds of midweek matches.
As was the case during the previous campaign as well, there were a few 12:30 p.m. spots that were left vacant throughout the year.
After eight consecutive choices to begin the 2024/25 term, the first blank of this season occurred during Gameweek 9 in October. This was the first blank of the season.
During the next month, Matchday 13 was held without the presence of TNT, and the upcoming weekend will be the penultimate full blank.
Only one more match is scheduled to be televised by the secondary Premier League broadcaster, and it will take place during the last gameweek of the season.
Due to the fact that they have already chosen matches for three of the next four early slots, this indicates that their fourth blank will occur during matchday 37.
There are instances when early kick-offs are moved to a later day and time. This decision is typically made because a certain club has obligations in Europe.
Which matches from the Premier League are carried on TNT?
CONVERGE THE DATE AND TIME
The match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City Saturday, April 12 at 12:30 p.m., United Kingdom time
Everton played Chelsea. 26th of April, 12:30 p.m., United Kingdom time
Atletico Madrid against Fulham Saturday 3 May, 12:30 UK time
Chelsea take on Newcastle The 10th of May, 12:30 p.m., English time
Because of this, there have been times during this season when fans have been unable to watch their Saturday 12:30 p.m. fix, despite the fact that TNT has used their allotted pick.
Manchester United’s 1-0 away triumph over Fulham in December and Tottenham’s 5-0 romp at Southampton the month previously were both rescheduled to Sunday owing to Europa League obligations.
The two matches that Liverpool was scheduled to play against Aston Villa were both selected by TNT; however, for a variety of reasons, neither of the matches could be played at 12:30 noon.
The first match, which took place in November and resulted in a 2-0 victory for the Reds, was moved to a late Saturday kickoff because of earlier commitments in the Champions League.
Their rematch, which took place at Villa Park and ended in a 2-2 draw, was crammed into a busy month of February after Arne Slot’s team had already qualified for the Carabao Cup final.
With Storm Darragh postponing the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, which was postponed to the midweek before meeting Unai Emery’s men once more, Liverpool has bizarrely had a third reason to avoid a game that is due to take place at 12:30 p.m.
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