{"id":1451,"date":"2026-04-01T17:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:06:43","slug":"arsenal-chelsea-and-spurs-may-fixture-changes-as-five-premier-league-matches-moved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs&#8217; May fixture changes as five Premier League matches moved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e792fe\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The Premier League has confirmed the latest changes to the fixture schedule for May, including Chelsea&#8217;s crunch clash with Liverpool<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">15:24, 01 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 16:05, 01 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33699803\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Premier League\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33699803.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2203884019.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33699803.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2203884019.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33699803.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2203884019.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33699803.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2203884019.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Premier League have announced the fixtures change for May\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Premier League have announced the fixtures change for May<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Premier League has announced the Matchweek 36 fixture changes, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all affected following May&#8217;s latest TV selections. Arsenal&#8217;s trip to West Ham has been moved to Sunday, May 10, pushed back a day from its original May 9 slot and will be shown live on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Meanwhile, Chelsea\u2019s away match at Liverpool has also been given a new date, now scheduled for Saturday, May 9 at 12:30pm, with live coverage on TNT Sports. However, the kick-off time of that match could be changed to 8pm if Liverpool each the Champions League semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As for Spurs, they won\u2019t be in action until Monday when they host Leeds also live on Sky Sports (8pm).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 3pm Saturday kick-offs include Brighton vs Wolves, Burnley vs Aston Villa, Crystal Palace vs Everton, Fulham vs Bournemouth and Sunderland vs Manchester United. Manchester City&#8217;s home clash with Brentford will be shown live on Sky Sports at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sunday will see both Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle (2pm) and West Ham vs Arsenal (4:30pm) broadcast live on Sky Sports.Spurs&#8217; match against Daniel Farke\u2019s Leeds will conclude Matchweek 36 in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FB!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/football.london#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>Get the latest football news from Football London\u2019s Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal are battling Manchester City for the Premier League title. 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