Two of Burnley’s upcoming away days have been moved to Sunday kick-offs after being selected for live coverage.
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The October trips to Aston Villa and Wolves were both initially scheduled to take place at the traditional 3pm kick-off time on a Saturday.
But the Villa game has now been pushed back a day to Sunday, October 5 owing to Unai Emery’s side being in Europa League action on the prior Thursday.
The game will now kick-off at 2pm and will be screened live on Sky Sports.
The trip to Molineux, meanwhile, has also been pushed back a day to Sunday, October 26 after being picked to be part of Sky Sports’ ‘Super Sunday’ line-up. The game will also kick-off at 2pm.
The club say ticket details for both away days will be announced in due course.
Burnley’s schedule has largely remained unaffected during the early part of the season, aside from the home game in September against reigning Champions Liverpool.
The Clarets will now make the trip to Villa Park on Sunday, October 5 (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
The Clarets will now make the trip to Villa Park on Sunday, October 5 (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
That game was previously put back to Sunday, September 14, with a 2pm kick-off once again.
Scott Parker’s side are in Saturday 3pm action in their next two league games against Sunderland and Manchester United. The fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, which come after the Liverpool game, are also due to remain on a Saturday.
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