Unlike many Premier League weekends this season, there will be no kick-off this Sunday. The time slot is one of the most frequently used in a typical Premier League weekend programme. There is usually at least one match at 14:00 each Sunday - and this season there have at times been more, which is a knock-on effect of four Premier League clubs competing in the Europa League and Conference League on a Thursday evening.
Last weekend, four matches were played early on Sunday, and only two fixtures kicked off in the traditional Saturday 15:00 slot. In contrast, this weekend will feature five games at 15:00 on Saturday, and only one on Sunday - Liverpool taking on Arsenal at 16:30. There will also be kick-offs at 12:30, 17:30 and 20:00 on Saturday, and finally at 20:00 on Monday.
The absence of an early Sunday game is because of Aston Villa's involvement in this season's Champions League. Villa's meeting with Fulham at Villa Park was the designated 14:00 match for Sunday afternoon. But because Unai Emery's Villa side have a Champions League match at Barcelona two days later - on Tuesday, 3 November - the Fulham game has been brought forward to 20:00 on Saturday.
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