Premier League fixture against Everton rearranged

Our Premier League match at Everton in December has been rescheduled, with the fixture at the Toffees' new Hill Dickinson Stadium now taking place on Saturday, December 20 at 8pm.

This match was previously scheduled for Sunday, December 21. However, the EFL scheduled our Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace on Tuesday, December 23 due to the Eagles’ participation in the UEFA Conference League.

When that fixture was officially scheduled, and before tickets went on sale for our away game at Everton, we opened dialogue with the Premier League and Everton Football Club to request a change of date to avoid playing two matches in the space of 48 hours. As a result, the match has moved to Saturday, December 20.

Playing two matches within a 48-hour period contravenes FIFA recommendations, which have established a consensus for a minimum of 72 hours' rest between games. This recommendation is in place to protect player health and fitness. Recovery time between matches is especially important during busy periods of the season, such as December.

It is also worth noting that Christmas Eve was mooted as the date for the Carabao Cup quarter-final but was rejected due to the proximity to Christmas Day, which would impact our supporters and workforce.

As our match against Everton was originally selected for live broadcast in the UK, the fixture had to transfer to an available broadcast slot, which is identified as 8pm on Saturday, December 20. Both Everton and the Premier League have approved the match to proceed at this new time. Crystal Palace’s Premier League match away to Leeds United is also being played on Saturday, December 20, with an 8pm kick-off.

The welfare of our players, supporters, and staff is our priority, and we fully understand this change of date may result in challenges for supporters travelling to Liverpool for the game. Therefore, we are organising additional supporters’ coaches for this match. All coach travel will be subsidised for supporters, priced at £10 for the return journey to Everton.

Match tickets and coach travel for the Everton match will go on sale on Monday, November 17 - full details.

We thank all our supporters for their continued brilliant support.

CONFIRMED CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR GAMES

Saturday, December 20

Everton (A) | 8pm

Premier League

Tuesday, December 23

Crystal Palace (H) | 8pm

Carabao Cup quarter-final

Saturday, December 27

Brighton (H) | 3pm

Premier League

Tuesday, December 30

Aston Villa (H) | 8.15pm

Premier League

Saturday, January 3

Bournemouth (A) | 5.30pm

Premier League

Thursday, January 8

Liverpool (H) | 8pm

Premier League

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