{"id":292637,"date":"2023-10-22T08:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292637"},"modified":"2023-10-22T08:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T08:26:59","slug":"people-are-only-just-realising-why-theres-no-2pm-game-on-super-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/people-are-only-just-realising-why-theres-no-2pm-game-on-super-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"People are only just realising why there’s no 2pm game on Super Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Football fans hoping for a bumper Super Sunday after the international break have been left disappointed.<\/p>\n

    Premier League supporters have grown accustomed to two, and sometimes three, live games on a Sunday. However, today there will be just one, Aston Villa vs West Ham at 4.30pm. <\/p>\n

    The reason? Manchester United \u2019s trip to Sheffield United was due to be the earlier 2pm kick-off. However, because of the Red Devils\u2019 Champions League commitments \u2013 they travel to Copenhagen for a must-win game on Tuesday \u2013 the match was brought forward to Saturday night (8pm). <\/p>\n

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    A rule was implemented at the beginning of the 2022-23 season to allow Premier League teams more time to recover before and after playing European matches. It\u2019s not the first time fans have been left feeling short-changed on a so-called \u2018Super Sunday\u2019.<\/p>\n

    Nottingham Forest\u2019s 1-1 draw with Brentford on October 1 was the only game that day too. The recent lack of Sunday action has left some fans fuming, with one demanding: \u201cFix Super Sunday. We've gone from three games to one.\u201d<\/p>\n

    What do you think about the recent lack of Super Sunday action? Tell us in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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    Another fumed: "Who the f*** decided there would be one game this Sunday and it would be Villa vs West Ham whilst Man City vs Brighton is Saturday 3pm?" A third raged: "Coming off an international break and all we've got is Aston Villa vs West Ham at 4:30pm. Horrendous."<\/p>\n

    A fourth sarcastically quipped: "I see we're in for another thrilling Super Sunday on Sky Sports. Fantastic lineup of fixtures."<\/p>\n

    There was at a busy Saturday to enjoy with three televised matches, plus five 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League. The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton kicked things off at 12.30pm on TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport). Sky Sports showed Chelsea vs Arsenal and Sheffield United vs Manchester United back to back from 5.30pm.<\/p>\n