{"id":294587,"date":"2023-10-20T17:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=294587"},"modified":"2023-10-20T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:24:28","slug":"man-uniteds-december-2-trip-to-newcastle-will-now-kick-off-at-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-december-2-trip-to-newcastle-will-now-kick-off-at-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United's December 2 trip to Newcastle will now kick-off at 8pm"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manchester United’s trip to Newcastle United on December 2nd has been selected by TNT Sports, and will move to an 8pm kick-off.<\/p>\n
The Premier League has announced TV picks for the first weekend of the final month of the year.<\/p>\n
With both the Magpies and the Red Devils involved in Champions League\u00a0action midweek, the league meeting between them will be an 8pm kick-off, owing to rules which prevent teams with Wednesday Champions League commitments meeting at lunchtime on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Manchester United are in Turkey to face Galatasaray on Wednesday evening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
With other European commitments also changing schedules across the weekend, just three of the ten games will kick-off at 3pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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Erik ten Hag’s Man United will travel to Newcastle for an 8pm kick-off on Saturday December 2<\/p>\n
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The Premier League has said which games will be televised on the first weekend in December\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Manchester City’s top-of-the-table clash with Spurs will be the Sunday 4.30pm kick-off<\/p>\n
Nottingham Forest vs Everton\u00a0has been selected for Sky’s 5.30 game, with TNT hosting the game at St James’ Park between Eddie Howe’s and Erik ten Hag’s sides that night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
West Ham’s home London derby against Crystal Palace will be the 2pm Sky Sports game on Sunday, preceding the top-of-the-table meeting where Manchester City host Tottenham\u00a0Hotspur.<\/p>\n
Brighton’s trip to Chelsea and Liverpool’s home game against Fulham are both 2pm Sunday kick-offs owing to Europa League commitments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aston Villa’s trip to Bournemouth has similarly been moved to Sunday as the visitors are in\u00a0UEFA Conference League action at home to Legia Warsaw that Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The games moved owing to European commitments will not be televised, owing to current rules, but the next set of rights will see all 2pm Sunday games available to TV broadcasters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When announcing the December 2 and 3 schedule, the Premier League wrote: ‘The remaining December and January selections will be announced early next week.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Premier League are making a call about the possibility of a Christmas Eve game for the first time since 1995, with Wolves and Chelsea set to be involved as Sky look to maximise their festive TV offerings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, rumours of the proposal have been met with anger from fans of both sides, as it complicates Christmas plans, and creates serious travel issues for both sets of supporters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saturday 2 December<\/span><\/p>\n 15:00<\/span> Arsenal v Wolves<\/p>\n 15:00<\/span> Brentford v Luton Town<\/p>\n 15:00 <\/span>Burnley v Sheff Utd<\/p>\n 17:30<\/span> Nott’m Forest v Everton (Sky Sports)<\/p>\n 20:00 <\/span>Newcastle v Man Utd (TNT Sports)<\/p>\n Sunday 3 December<\/span><\/p>\n 14:00<\/span> AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa<\/p>\n 14:00<\/span> Chelsea v Brighton<\/p>\n 14:00<\/span> Liverpool v Fulham<\/p>\n 14:00<\/span> West Ham v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)<\/p>\n