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With the Premier League title race entering its final furlong, fixture scheduling is becoming just as talked about as the football itself. Liverpool’s home clash with Chelsea on Saturday, 9 May at Anfield was originally listed as a standard 3:00pm BST kick-off when the fixture list dropped back in June last year.
However, due to broadcasting changes, the Anfield meeting will now instead be played at 12.30pm BST on Saturday May 9.
TNT Sports will broadcast it live in the UK.
The two sides head into the encounter with plenty at stake – Liverpool sitting on 49 points in 5th-place and Chelsea just a point behind on 48, making this a potential six-pointer in the race for Champions League spots and beyond.
It marks yet another lunchtime start for Arne Slot’s men, who have become something of a regular in that fixture slot this season.
For Liverpool fans, the rescheduling is yet another reminder of just how much the broadcasters dictate the rhythm of a season – and it likely won’t be the last change supporters will have to pencil in before the season reaches its climax.
For Slot’s men though, the message is simple: whoever is watching and whatever time the whistle blows, three points at home to Chelsea could go a long way in securing Champions League football.
A new kick-off time has been confirmed for our Premier League fixture with Chelsea 🗓️ pic.twitter.com/oWAb1lmqBx
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 1, 2026
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