Chelsea’s trip to face Aston Villa has again left their fans in disarray after another crucial away trip was moved to a strange kick-off time.
The Blues face a crunch week in their race to secure European football next season with two successive away days within a week.
The Stamford Bridge outfit are hoping to bounce back from their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City at Wembley.
Mauricio Pochettino‘s side now travel across London to face rivals Arsenal, live and exclusively on talkSPORT, on Tuesday.
Chelsea will then head to the West Midlands on Saturday night but at a revamped kick-off time of 8pm at Villa Park.
Why is Villa vs Chelsea at 8pm?
Villa’s clash with the Blues was moved to a Saturday evening kick-off after being picked for live coverage by TNT Sports.
Under the Premier League’s current broadcast deal, TNT Sports occupies the 12:30pm Saturday slot with Package A.
Liverpool‘s trip to West Ham will already be screened during this slot.
The 3pm blackout rule prevents Chelsea being broadcast in the afternoon, with Sky Sports occupying the 5:30pm window.
Sky will be showing Everton‘s clash with Brentford in the early evening, with TNT instead taking the 8pm slot to avoid competition.
It is the time TNT have moved some live fixtures to if clubs involved have played an away Champions League game earlier that week.
However, Chelsea fans have a right to be peeved at yet another difficult away trip for supporters this season.
The club saw their 2-2 draw to Sheffield United earlier this month moved to 5:30pm on a Sunday back from 1.30pm.
Chelsea’s FA Cup meeting with Leicester was also given an unusual time, with Pochettino’s team also involved in the only Christmas Eve fixture.
Aston Villa vs Chelsea: talkSPORT coverage
This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, April 27.
talkSPORT will have live and exclusive coverage from Villa Park presented by Faye Carruthers.
Commentary comes from Joe Shennan and former England defender Micky Gray.