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The Manchester City-Liverpool showdown was moved to Nov. 8 in the latest round of Premier League television selections … not to mention yet that the matches have been put on a controversial pay-per-view system.
- The Premier League has revealed the next matches to be screened
- Manchester City’s title clash with Liverpool has now been moved to November 8
- There has been no announcement on whether pay-per-view will continue.
- Supporters boycotted the movement and instead donated money to charities.
Manchester City’s decisive clash with title rivals Liverpool was moved to Sunday 8 November after the Premier League announced the next cohort of matches to be broadcast live.
A host of props have been moved to accommodate the broadcast television slots, with the league now announcing the end of games from week 8-10.
City will now welcome Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool to the Etihad for a kick-off at 4.30pm, after the previous game of the day in which Leicester City will face Wolves, as part of the Sky Sports’ Super Sunday package ‘.
The revised schedule can be found at the end of this article.
Manchester City’s clash with rivals Liverpool has now moved into a slot on November 8
Other key matches that have been shuffled for television include Newcastle’s clash with Chelsea, now Saturday, November 21 at 12:30 p.m. M., And Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United, who host Arsenal at Elland Road, now at 4.30pm. M. Sunday, November 22.
The Premier League announced kick-off dates and times via its official website on Friday, although it did not include any mention of whether some games would go ahead with the controversial pay-per-view (PPV) basis.
Promoted Leeds will welcome Arsenal on Elland Road to kick off at 4.30pm on November 22
At present, it has been indicated which games will be streamed live on Sky Sports or competitors BT Sports, although more information is expected on whether some games will remain accessible only through an additional payment.
In recent weeks, fans across the Premier League have voiced their disdain for the money-spinning movement, with many boycotting PPV matches and instead donated money to other causes.
Last week it was revealed that both Sky and BT had declined to release sales figures for their first weekend of paid Premier League matches.
Sportsmail he learned that internal staff are not even informed about the success or failure of the sales figures, although they suspect it is because the figures are low.
Sky Sports and BT Sport declined to reveal how many PPV passes were sold over the weekend
Sky said the information was “commercially sensitive.” However, they have previously revealed numbers for sports like boxing. BT Sport has said that they do not normally release audience figures for their broadcasts.
Newcastle fans responded by boycotting Sky’s PPV offer of their 4-1 home loss to Manchester United and instead raised £ 19,000 for the city’s West End Foodbank.
Other fan groups, including Leeds, are now encouraging fans to donate to charity instead of paying to watch games.
Similarly, Arsenal supporters are calling for a boycott of their team’s upcoming PPV draw with Leicester, with fan groups urging others to turn their backs on the game and instead, donate to local causes in North London including Islington Cares.
A petition has been created to end Pay-Per-View games because they are ‘unfair and unreasonable’
On Thursday, Liverpool FC fan group Spirit of Shankly took to social media to claim that the fan clubs of all 20 Premier League teams are now united behind the movement dubbed #CharitynotPPV.
Spirit of Shankly wrote: ‘In a time of crisis and struggle for so many, fans should not be asked to pay exorbitant fees to see their #BoycottPPV team.’
Liverpool’s game with Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United takes center stage on Saturday at 8pm, although thousands of fans are expected to leave without seeing his team play and refuse to pay the viewing fee of £ 14.95.
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