Trai Hume and Declan Rice battle for the ball
Image caption, Sunderland and Arsenal's last meeting at the Stadium of Light ended in a 2-2 draw
Defending Premier League championsArsenal head toSunderland on Saturday evening, with their match at the Stadium of Light kicking off at 20:00 BST.
The unusual kick-off time has been used on multiple occasions by the league in recent seasons.
As Arsenal are playing away at Napoli on Wednesday night in their first Champions League fixture of the season, the late kick-off allows them extra recovery time while returning from Naples and preparing for the trip to Sunderland.
Typically, clubs that have been selected to play in the Saturday lunchtime fixture that are also playing a Champions League fixture on the previous Wednesday get the option of playing at 12:30 or 20:00 on that Saturday.
Arsenal did not get given this choice due to the match already being rescheduled before the Champions League fixtures had been announced, with the Premier League having anticipated the possibility of the Gunners playing in the Europe ahead of their trip to Sunderland.
It was also moved to a later kick-off in the interest of avoiding any late rescheduling for supporters that are attending.
Some clubs who are given the choice of kick-off times by the Premier League may opt for the 12:30 Saturday slot instead of 20:00 if they are playing again the following midweek, to increase recovery time before that fixture.
Arsenal will play three matches at 20:00 BST in the space of six days. The trip to Sunderland comes in between hosting Napoli in the Champions League and a trip to Ipswich Town in the EFL Cup.
As this fixture is this weekend's designated TNT Sport fixture, it means that there will be no match at 12:30 on Saturday. The later kick-off on Wearside effectively acts as a replacement for the lunchtime game.
Typically, the Premier League's primary fixture slots are 20:00 on Fridays, 12:30, 15:00 and 17:30 on Saturdays, 14:00 and 16:30 on Sundays and 20:00 on Mondays.