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Brownie wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2026 3:55 pm
I need to know if the Derby will move to either an early KO Saturday of to Sunday. It’s the same day as my Auntie’s 70th and being as she’s taken in the role of my mother and grandmother to my two I can’t miss it. If the game is early I can be up and back by 7.30pm
Their fixtures:
Wed 25 Nov Brugge A
Derby inbetween
Wed 2 Dec Sunderland H (Date unconfirmed)
So extremely unlikely to be the early kick off on Saturday with them playing away in the Champions League. My guess would be 8pm on Saturday (if TNT) or 2pm on Sunday as a prelude to Arsenal v Man City (if Sky)
Shogun wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2026 4:05 pm
Their fixtures:
Wed 25 Nov Brugge A
Derby inbetween
Wed 2 Dec Sunderland H (Date unconfirmed)
So extremely unlikely to be the early kick off on Saturday with them playing away in the Champions League. My guess would be 8pm on Saturday (if TNT) or 2pm on Sunday as a prelude to Arsenal v Man City (if Sky)
Better Friday night than a Monday night all day (I know for some people that might not be the case) so I'm alright with that.
The derby being a TNT pick has screwed us a bit. Couldn't be 12:30 Sat because the shite are in Europe before it. Presumably the police refused the Sat 8pm slot, so could only be 12pm on Sunday because of TNT.
Newcastle and Brentford consecutive Mondays away is a crap one for the away fans
Fri 6 Nov 20:00 - Coventry H
Mon 23 Nov 20:00 - Brentford A
Sun 29 Nov 12:00 - Liverpool H
I am surprised by Coventry being picked but due to Europe there are actually only 2 matches not on TV that weekend, although one of them is Arsenal v Hull. I'm happy with Friday night because Sky tend to alternate that slot with Mondays. Nicer to have a match at the end of the working week than the start of it.
As mentioned above, the shite being a TNT pick has scuppered us with a crap time given their European commitments and likely the police blocking a Saturday night.
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Home matches so far:
Sat 3pm - Crystal Palace
Sun 2pm - Man United
Sat 3pm - Ipswich
Sat 12:30pm - Chelsea
Fri 8pm - Coventry
Sun 12pm Liverpool
TBC Fulham
Sat 3pm - Sunderland
Tue 8:15pm - Man City
Tue 7:30pm - Aston Villa
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Next batch of fixtures announced wc October 19th:
Aston Villa A (midweek)
Fulham H
Brighton A
Forest A
As per my previous posts:
Sat 05 Dec 15:00 - Fulham H - Premier League midweek before so no Friday night fixture. Europe following midweek so Monday options will be us or Leeds/Ipswich. HIGH CHANCE OF MONDAY
Whilst I'm personally quite happy with these matches (5am and 9pm, for me) I would have thought that Friday 8pm local time would have been viewed as the perfect slot, at least for those that live/work nearby?
Travel & meal before the game and a night out at the footy - a night game with atmosphere and a decent chance of a win?
Friday night footy (granted, often another code) is always a better spectacle than the 2pm bounce. Then the weekend to enjoy (or drown sorrows). Why are 3pm Saturdays viewed so fondly?
Cods wrote: Mon Sep 21, 2026 11:46 pm
Whilst I'm personally quite happy with these matches (5am and 9pm, for me) I would have thought that Friday 8pm local time would have been viewed as the perfect slot, at least for those that live/work nearby?
Travel & meal before the game and a night out at the footy - a night game with atmosphere and a decent chance of a win?
Friday night footy (granted, often another code) is always a better spectacle than the 2pm bounce. Then the weekend to enjoy (or drown sorrows). Why are 3pm Saturdays viewed so fondly?
All depends really.
I think the rush to get home, shower up, have something to eat puts people off the night games.
Saturday 3pm is perfect to meet up before and after the game, whereas night games all feel a bit rushed.
Everything is so expensive as well so having to eat out either round the ground or in town isn’t that appealing.
I like a Friday 8pm and will be going to Coventry.
I work in town, about a 20min walk from the ground.
It used to be great leaving work having a few drinks in town then going the game when it was at Goodison.
Now I’m hybrid, I have to take my laptop home with me so if I’m in the office I have to go all the way home (north end of the city) then come back on myself which is a massive pain.
Saturday and Friday 8pm are decent every now and then for the novelty of it. Certainly better than the midweek ones.
TheRam wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 9:14 am
All depends really.
I think the rush to get home, shower up, have something to eat puts people off the night games.
Saturday 3pm is perfect to meet up before and after the game, whereas night games all feel a bit rushed.
Everything is so expensive as well so having to eat out either round the ground or in town isn’t that appealing.
I like a Friday 8pm and will be going to Coventry.
I work in town, about a 20min walk from the ground.
It used to be great leaving work having a few drinks in town then going the game when it was at Goodison.
Now I’m hybrid, I have to take my laptop home with me so if I’m in the office I have to go all the way home (north end of the city) then come back on myself which is a massive pain.
Saturday and Friday 8pm are decent every now and then for the novelty of it. Certainly better than the midweek ones.
Thankfully for me, I am in the office on the Friday and Monday, so I'll leave my laptop in my locker. I'll just finish work a little later, build up some flexi, go for something to eat and then have a pint before walking in.
I'm happy to have a Friday game. Beats any other week day by a country mile
Deano Blue Boy wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 9:29 am
Thankfully for me, I am in the office on the Friday and Monday, so I'll leave my laptop in my locker. I'll just finish work a little later, build up some flexi, go for something to eat and then have a pint before walking in.
I'm happy to have a Friday game. Beats any other week day by a country mile
Was confused because Sunderland v Newcastle is 2pm on the same Sunday as the Fulham game.
They have stuck Spurs v Fulham on TV on the Thursday midweek before, so our match against them hasn't actually been chosen for TV, it's just that Sky can show any match now on a Sunday and Everton v Fulham can't be played on the Saturday.
Basically the same thing that happens when teams play in Europe on a Thursday
Shogun wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2026 2:48 pm
Was confused because Sunderland v Newcastle is 2pm on the same Sunday as the Fulham game.
They have stuck Spurs v Fulham on TV on the Thursday midweek before, so our match against them hasn't actually been chosen for TV, it's just that Sky can show any match now on a Sunday and Everton v Fulham can't be played on the Saturday.
Basically the same thing that happens when teams play in Europe on a Thursday
Yeah, the wording is slightly confusing on the OS, or maybe it's just me. I makes it sound like the games are all going to be on TV but the only one is the Villa game, the other two have been moved due to the oppositions previous fixtures being on a Thursday.
Gash wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2026 2:57 pm
Yeah, the wording is slightly confusing on the OS, or maybe it's just me. I makes it sound like the games are all going to be on TV but the only one is the Villa game, the other two have been moved due to the oppositions previous fixtures being on a Thursday.
It is going to be on TV though. Every game thats not a Saturday 3pm is televised now.
