Sun: Premier League adjusts multiple matches in October to facilitate broadcasting

Sports     12:49pm, 22 August 2025

The Sun reported that Manchester United and Chelsea's match against Liverpool were all adjusted due to broadcast demands. In order to cooperate with the live broadcast arrangement, more than one October game time has been re-planned.

The Blues were originally scheduled to host Liverpool at home at 10 pm on Saturday, October 4, but the ban on TV has been postponed to 0:30 am on the 5th. At the same time, the Red Devils' away game challenge to the Reds was postponed from 10 o'clock to 11:30 to adapt to Sky Sports' broadcast plan.

Manchester United's match against Brighton was also adjusted to 0:30 am and will be broadcast live by Sky Sports. Manchester United has rarely missed European competitions this season, which has eased the negative impact of temporary adjustments in the schedule to a certain extent.

Liverpool's away game against Brentford on Saturday will kick off at 7:30 pm, but if the Reds need to play away from the Champions League in the middle of the week, the game may still be adjusted to a nightly kickoff.

Nottingham Forest was forced to adjust the time due to controversial participation in the UEFA Cup event. The match against Chelsea on the 18th was advanced to 7:30 pm, while Manchester City's two matches against Brentford on the 5th and Aston Villa on the 26th were postponed.

West Ham's rest time will be shortened to only three days. The original time of the match between Brentford and Leeds on October 21st and the 25th is adjusted. Tottenham's match against Aston Villa and Everton has also been moved from Saturday to Sunday and Monday.