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Liverpool have been handed their fifth 12.30pm kick-off of the season as broadcasters confirmed their latest television selections.
The Reds away match against Brentford has been selected for the Saturday lunchtime slot by TNT Sports.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been open about his frustration being repeatedly selected in the slot by broadcasters.
Klopp’s side have already faced Wolves, Everton, Manchester City and Crystal Palace in the Saturday lunchtime slot, with three of the fixtures coming away from home.
His irritation at the kick-off time had largely been due to three of the matches coming director after an international break.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool face their fifth 12.30pm kick-off of the season against Brentford
Arsenal’s home match against Liverpool will be broadcast in a key match in the title race
Chelsea’s home match against Tottenham has been moved to a Friday 8pm kick-off time
LIVERPOOL’S 12:30 MATCHES
Wolves 1-3 Liverpool – September 16
Liverpool 2-0 Everton – October 21
Man City 1-1 Liverpool – November 25
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool – December 9
Brentford v Liverpool – February 17
Liverpool’s trip to the Etihad to face Man City had been moved to an earlier kick-off time on the request of police rather than broadcasters.
Police had requested the switch after security concerns in recent matches between the sides.
Among the high-profile fixtures moved for television are Arsenal’s home match against Liverpool, as well as Tottenham’s trip to Chelsea.
The Gunners will host Liverpool on February 4, with the Sunday afternoon match broadcast at 4.30pm by Sky Sports.
Arsenal and Liverpool are currently separated by a point at the top of the Premier League ahead of their first meeting of the season on Saturday.
Chelsea’s home match against rivals Spurs has been switched to a 8pm Friday night slot on February 23, with the clash chosen for broadcast by Sky Sports.
Their initial meeting at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw Chelsea emerge as 4-1 winners after a bad-tempered affair, which saw Spurs have two players sent off.
UK BROADCAST SELECTIONS
Saturday 3 February
12:30 Everton v Spurs (TNT Sports)
17:30 Sheff Utd v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
Sunday 4 February
14:00 Man Utd v West Ham (Sky Sports)
16:30 Arsenal v Liverpool (Sky Sports)
Monday 5 February
20:00 Brentford v Man City
Saturday 10 February
12:30 Man City v Everton (TNT Sports)
17:30 Nott’m Forest v Newcastle (Sky Sports)
Sunday 11 February
14:00 West Ham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)
16:30 Aston Villa v Man Utd (Sky Sports)
Monday 12 February
20:00 Crystal Palace v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
Saturday 17 February
12:30 Brentford v Liverpool (TNT Sports)
17:30 Man City v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
Sunday 18 February
14:00 Sheff Utd v Brighton (Sky Sports)
16:30 Luton Town v Man Utd (Sky Sports)
Monday 19 February
20:00 Everton v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)
Friday 23 February
20:00 Chelsea v Spurs (Sky Sports)
Saturday 24 February
17:30 AFC Bournemouth v Man City (Sky Sports)
20:00 Arsenal v Newcastle (TNT Sports)
Sunday 25 February
13:30 Wolves v Sheff Utd (Sky Sports)
Monday 26 February
20:00 West Ham v Brentford (Sky Sports)
TNT Sports have also selected Arsenal’s home match against Newcastle for coverage.
The match will kick-off at 8pm on Saturday, February 24, as the Gunners seek to avenge their controversial 1-0 loss to the Magpies in November.
Anthony Gordon’s winning goal was awarded after three separate VAR checks, with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta blasting the decision during post-match interviews.
Arteta escaped a ban last week for his comments, having branding the awarding of the goal as a ‘disgrace’ and ‘embarrassing’.
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