Why Sunday’s Premier League matches are all kicking off at strange times - football

Why Sunday’s Premier League matches are all kicking off at strange times



Tottenham host Nottingham Forest at the rather unusual time of 6pm (Picture: Getty)

There are three Premier League matches taking place on Sunday ? with Liverpool?s trip to Manchester United top of the bill ? yet none are kicking off in the traditional time slots.

Normally, Super Sunday?s games begin with a 2pm kick-off followed by the more prestigious match at 4.30pm, but this weekend things look very different with not one but two evening games.

Sheffield United host Chelsea at 5.30pm, though the game is not being televised, while Tottenham host Nottingham Forest at the particularly peculiar time of 6pm.

A mix of policing concerns, transport woes and even a scheduling mix-up have contributed to the unusual-looking line-up of matches, with each game encountering its own issue?
Manchester United vs Liverpool | 3.30pm

Sunday?s action does not get underway until late afternoon, with Jurgen Klopp?s title-chasing Liverpool side heading to Old Trafford in need of three points to re-take top spot in the table.

Manchester United, meanwhile, need to bounce back from their dramatic defeat to Chelsea on Thursday night, when they came back from two goals down only to blow a 3-2 lead deep into stoppage time.

Manchester United were stunned by Chelsea in stoppage time (Picture: Getty)

Typically, a marquee match-up between two of the Premier League?s biggest sides with so much on the line would take place in the 4.30pm slot.

But this season, local authorities ? mainly the police...
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