Carabao Cup fourth round TV games announced as Tottenham and Man City handed ‘ludicrous’ kick-off time

TV GAMES for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup have been revealed.

But fans are fuming after Tottenham’s home game with Manchester City was given a “ludicrous” kick-off time.

The Premier League giants go head-to-head in north London on Wednesday 30 October.

Ange Postecoglou and Pep Guardiola’s latest collision will be shown live on Sky Sports alongside a host of other great matches.

Those have a range of start times from 7.30pm to the traditional 8pm kick-off.

However, Spurs and City have an entirely different one just for them.

Tottenham’s Europa League match against Qarabag last week was delayed after the visitors struggled to reach Spurs’ stadium through capital traffic.

The 8pm game didn’t end up kicking off until 8.35pm.

And Carabao Cup chiefs appear to be planning for more delays by giving Tottenham vs City a new 8.15pm start time.

The extra 15 minutes grace should be enough for both teams to be ready, while also allowing fans to get to Tottenham’s stadium with plenty of spare time.

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However, some supporters are not happy with the later start.

One said: “That’s ludicrous!”

Another declared: “Seems extremely unnecessary.”

One noted: “I’m on earlies that week so 7.45pm would be better!”

Another added: “Utter nonsense.”

Away fans travelling back to Manchester could also be in danger when it comes to trains.

The final train that pulls into the Picadilly city centre after midnight leaves London Euston at 10.03pm, which means City fans would have to exit the game early to stand a chance of making it.

The next train, as seen on National Rail’s website, is then at 10.32pm from St Pancras.

But that does not arrive in Manchester until 4.52am and would still require an early exit from Spurs’ stadium.

Euston then has an 11.30pm return train up north, yet that one gets back even later at 6.43am.

Meanwhile, the Carabao Cup fourth round has thrown up some other tasty clashes, including Liverpool’s trip to Brighton which starts at 7.30pm.

Man Utd host Leicester at 7.45pm, while the day before on Tuesday October 29 sees the only 8pm clash of the round between Brentford and Sheffield Wednesday.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk