Man United’s December 2 trip to Newcastle will now kick-off at 8pm owing to Champions League commitments – as the Premier League announce fixture changes
- Manchester United’s kick-off to Newcastle on December 2 is at 8pm
- The TNT TV choice would have been around lunchtime, but for the Champions League
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Manchester United’s visit to Newcastle United on December 2 has been selected by TNT Sports and will be rescheduled for an 8pm kick-off.
The Eredivisie has announced TV picks for its first weekend of the last month of the year.
With both the Magpies and Red Devils involved in Champions League action in midweek, the league match between them will start at 8pm, due to rules preventing teams with Champions League commitments on Wednesday from meeting at lunchtime on Saturday.
Manchester United are in Turkey for Galatasaray on Wednesday evening.
Because the schedules of other European players are also changing this weekend, only three of the ten matches will start at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Erik ten Hag’s Man United travels to Newcastle on Saturday, December 2 at 8 p.m
The Premier League has announced which matches will be televised the first weekend of December
Nottingham Forest vs Everton has been selected for Sky’s 5.30 match, with TNT hosting the match at St James’ Park between Eddie Howe and Erik ten Hag that evening.
West Ham’s home derby in London against Crystal Palace is Sky Sports’ match on Sunday at 2pm, ahead of the top-flight match where Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur.
Brighton’s away trip to Chelsea and Liverpool’s home match against Fulham are both kick-offs at 2pm on Sunday due to Europa League commitments.
Aston Villa’s visit to Bournemouth has also been moved to Sunday, as the visitors play at home against Legia Warsaw in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday.
The top match between Manchester City and Spurs kicks off on Sunday at 4:30 PM
The matches moved due to European commitments will not be televised due to current rules, but the next set of rights will see all matches available to TV channels on Sundays at 2pm.
When announcing the fixtures for December 2 and 3, the Premier League wrote: “The remaining selections for December and January will be announced early next week.”
The Premier League is making its first appeal since 1995 about the possibility of a Christmas Eve match, with Wolves and Chelsea set to be involved as Sky look to maximize their festive TV offering.
However, rumors of the proposal have been met with anger from fans on both sides as it complicates Christmas plans and causes serious travel problems for both groups of supporters.
