Aston Villa fixture moved to Saturday due to Champions League clash
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 12:25 · Archive
Aston Villa's Premier League match against Fulham has been moved to Saturday to avoid playing twice within 60 hours of their Champions League fixture at Barcelona on Tuesday.
The Premier League fixture list for this weekend is unusually sparse on Sunday, with only Liverpool hosting Arsenal at 4.30pm. This follows Aston Villa's match against Fulham being rescheduled to Saturday at 8pm.
The change was made because Villa are competing in the Champions League, with a match at Barcelona scheduled for Tuesday. Premier League rules generally require 60 hours between matches, making a Sunday fixture impossible without breaching this protocol. The fixture was originally scheduled for Sunday at 2pm but had to be moved once the European fixture list was confirmed after the domestic schedule was set in August.
Aston Villa's rescheduling means Saturday features eight games, Sunday has the sole Liverpool versus Arsenal encounter, and Monday rounds out the gameweek with Newcastle hosting Everton. All matches are being shown live on Sky Sports. This is only the second time since May 2024 that a Premier League Sunday has featured just one match.
How it is being reported
- Why is there only one Premier League game on Sunday November 1?Andoni Iraola and Mikel Arteta will meet at Anfield on Sunday afternoon (Picture: Getty Images) It is a very quiet Sunday in terms of Premier League football, with just one match on the fixture list for November 1. That game is a big one as Liverpool host Arsenal at 4.30pm, with the Gunners…Metro · 1 Nov, 12:02
- Why is there only one Premier League game on Sunday? Reason for schedule changePremier League fans may be wondering why there's only one fixture listed for Sunday this weekendMirror Sport · 31 Oct, 15:00
In this story: Aston Villa · Fulham · Liverpool · Arsenal · Barcelona · Newcastle · Everton
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