The Everton Fan Advisory Board has criticised the recent decision to move Everton into yet another Monday night slot.
As the Toffees seek to finish the season strongly and hopefully secure European football, the club’s schedule has again been altered.
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General view outside the stadium as fans gather prior to the Premier League match between Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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The upcoming clash against Manchester City has been moved from Saturday 2nd May to Monday 4th May.
It is the seventh time now this season that an Everton game has been selected for the Monday night slot.
And the Everton Fan Advisory Board has issued a lengthy statement about the latest change.
Everton Fan Advisory Board react strongly after latest scheduling change
With the game against City moving to the Monday night, it means that Everton will actually equal a Premier League record.
No side has ever played more than seven games on a Monday in a single season, with West Ham United the last team to do so in the 1995/96 campaign.
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Fans have been left unhappy knowing that they must once again prepare for a Monday night game – and the Everton Fan Advisory Board has made their feelings about the latest scheduling decision very clear.
They said: “The decision to move yet another home fixture to a Monday evening, the seventh such change this season, is yet another signal of the disregard footballing authorities and broadcasters have for football supporters.
“It has become a pattern that is placing unacceptable strain on supporters, forcing fans to absorb additional travel costs, rearrange work and family commitments, and navigate significant logistical challenges at short notice.
“We fully understand the commercial realities and importance of broadcasting revenues. However, the cumulative effect of these decisions is now materially damaging supporter accessibility, matchday experience, and long-term engagement. This is happening at a time when fans are already under financial pressure due to the wider cost of living and the Club’s transition to a new stadium.
“We are receiving consistent feedback from match going supporters that they are being asked to carry a disproportionate share of the game’s commercial burden – and that loyalty and trust is being endlessly stretched with little regard for the consequences. We will be raising the concerns of Evertonians directly with the broadcasters and the Premier League.”
A bird's eye view of the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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The EFAB also say they have written to the club over the matter to discuss the implications for supporters and ‘challenging their (Monday night games) frequency’.
To play seven games on a Monday night in a single season is borderline farcical, especially as, seemingly, clubs are actually only meant to play a maximum of five on that particular day (via BBC Sport).
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