Only one Premier League match shall be performed on Sunday as a consequence of fixture congestion brought on by Crystal Palace’s run in cup competitions.
Eight video games will now happen on Saturday, with one scheduled for Sunday and one other for Monday.
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The ultimate spherical of league section fixtures happened on Thursday, with Palace drawing 2-2 towards Finnish aspect KuPS.
Oliver Glasner’s aspect had requested to play the European tie a day earlier, nevertheless it was on the grounds that shifting it will jeopardise the integrity of the competitors.
It meant Palace’s EFL Cup quarter-final towards Arsenal needed to be pushed again per week to Tuesday, 23 December.
Everton’s house match towards the Gunners and Palace’s journey to Leeds had been each initially chosen to be Sunday matches proven on Sky Sports activities. However the Premier League agreed to maneuver each fixtures to Saturday following requests from the London golf equipment.
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Each matches will stay on tv however will kick-off concurrently at 20:00 GMT.
“Participant welfare is a precedence for the Premier League, and we have now due to this fact granted requests from Arsenal and Crystal Palace to maneuver their respective fixtures,” a Premier League assertion mentioned.
“This comes after the scheduling of matches from different competitions round Premier League fixtures with out enough participant restoration time.
“That is additionally additional proof of the influence the expanded Uefa competitions have on the home fixture calendar,” they added.
This weekend’s Premier League fixture schedule
Crystal Palace will play three video games within the area of 5 days between 18 and 23 December [Getty Images]
All kick-off occasions said in GMT
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Saturday, 20 December
Newcastle v Chelsea (12:30)
Bournemouth v Burnley (15:00)
Brighton v Sunderland (15:00)
Manchester Metropolis v West Ham (15:00)
Wolves v Brentford (15:00)
Tottenham v Liverpool (17:30)
Everton v Arsenal (20:00)
Leeds v Crystal Palace (20:00)
Sunday, 21 December
Aston Villa v Manchester United (16:30)
Monday, 22 December
Fulham v Nottingham Forest (20:00)
This text is the most recent from BBC Sport’s crew.
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