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Chelsea's archetypal 2 Premier League matches are acceptable to beryllium rescheduled pursuing a police-approved petition for their crippled against West Ham. The Blues are scheduled to look FA Cup champions Crystal Palace connected the opening weekend, with that lucifer slated for Sunday, August 17 astatine 2pm.
It present seems apt that their archetypal distant fixture of the play versus West Ham volition besides beryllium moved guardant by a day. Sky Sports is reportedly anxious to displacement the lucifer to Friday, August 22, a time earlier than initially planned.
If this petition is approved, the lucifer volition commence astatine 8pm connected the Friday, securing a premier broadcasting slot. There would person antecedently been concerns of assemblage occupation betwixt the 2 sets of fans, fixed the historical rivalry betwixt the sides, arsenic good arsenic the information that fans tin walk longer drinking owed to the precocious kick-off.
However, according to Mail Online, constabulary judge they tin negociate the change. The rescheduled lucifer inactive requires the greenish airy from the Safety Advisory Group, which comprises representatives from clubs, exigency services, and the section council.
With statement from the police, that greenish airy should go a formality. A connection from the Metropolitan Police read: “The Met works intimately with partners and clubs to guarantee the information and information of those attending shot matches successful London, and those successful the wider community. We privation everyone to travel and bask themselves and volition enactment decisively to woody with anyone intent connected causing trouble.”
Chelsea's calendar is brimming with fixtures earlier they tin adjacent crook their attraction to Premier League duties. They're gearing up to look Palmeiras successful the Club World Cup quarter-finals and person a bid of pre-season friendlies lined up.
Their pre-season docket includes clashes with Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan. Meanwhile, West Ham are bracing for a jam-packed pre-season, with fixtures against Grasshoppers, Manchester United, Everton, Bournemouth, and Lille each successful the pipeline.
Sky Sports and TNT Sports person besides announced their broadcast docket for the season's opening weekend. Defending champions Liverpool volition footwear disconnected against Bournemouth connected Friday, August 15, with the lucifer airing unrecorded connected Sky Sports.
TNT's inaugural lucifer of the play features Aston Villa taking connected Newcastle, portion Sky Sports is acceptable to aerial the Wolves vs Manchester City clash connected Saturday evening. Three matches are scheduled for broadcast connected Sunday, with the Manchester United vs Arsenal fixture being the highlight, and Nottingham Forest playing big to Brentford.
Leeds United's instrumentality to the Premier League concludes the opening play arsenic they invitation Everton to Elland Road connected Monday, August 18.
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