Chelsea handed never-before-seen kick-off time for London derby as fans fume ‘I will not be there!’
CHELSEA have been handed a never-before-seen kick-off time for an upcoming London derby.The Blues have had SEVEN matches moved in December and January due to the latest round of TV selections.Chelsea vs Brentford has been given a never-before-seen kick-off timeCredit: GettyFixtures over the festive period have now been chosen for live broadcast across Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video.Amongst them is Chelsea’s home match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge.The match will now take place at 7pm on Sunday, December 15 due to Chelsea’s Conference League commitments on the previous Thursday.Enzo Maresca’s side travel to Kazakhstan to face Astana just three days earlier on December 12.READ MORE CHELSEA NEWSChelsea fans are less than pleased by the unique kick-off time on a Sunday night.Reacting on social media, one supporter wrote: “Brentford at home on a Sunday at 7pm is the most utterly woke nonsense I’ve seen.”Another fumed: “7pm on a Sunday lol f*** off.”To add to the frustrations of the Blues fans, the visit of the Bees will not be shown on TV.Most read in FootballTV fixtures in DecemberHere are all the games that will be televised in December…Tuesday 3 December19:30 Ipswich v Crystal Palace (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Leicester v West Ham (Amazon Prime Video)Wednesday 4 December19:30 Everton v Wolves (Amazon Prime Video)19:30 Man City v Nott’m Forest (Amazon Prime Video)19:30 Newcastle v Liverpool (Amazon Prime Video)19:30 Southampton v Chelsea (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Arsenal v Man Utd (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Aston Villa v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)Thursday 5 December19:30 Fulham v Brighton (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 AFC Bournemouth v Spurs (Amazon Prime Video)Saturday 7 December12:30 Everton v Liverpool (TNT Sports)17:30 Man Utd v Nott’m Forest (Sky Sports)Sunday 8 December14:00 Fulham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)16:30 Spurs v Chelsea (Sky Sports)Monday 9 December20:00 West Ham v Wolves (Sky Sports)Saturday 14 December17:30 Nott’m Forest v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)Sunday 15 December14:00 AFC Bournemouth v West Ham (Sky Sports)16:30 Man City v Man Utd (Sky Sports)19:00 Southampton v Spurs (TNT Sports)Monday 16 December20:00 Brighton v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)Saturday 21 December12:30 Aston Villa v Man City (TNT Sports)17:30 Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Sky Sports)Sunday 22 December14:00 Fulham v Southampton (Sky Sports)16:30 Spurs v Liverpool (Sky Sports)Thursday 26 December12:30 Man City v Everton (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Chelsea v Fulham (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Newcastle v Aston Villa (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Nott’m Forest v Spurs (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Southampton v West Ham (Amazon Prime Video)17:30 Wolves v Man Utd (Amazon Prime Video)20:00 Liverpool v Leicester (Amazon Prime Video)Friday 27 December19:30 Brighton v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Arsenal v Ipswich (Amazon Prime Video)Sunday 29 December14:30 Leicester v Man City (Sky Sports)17:15 West Ham v Liverpool (Sky Sports)Monday 30 December20:00 Man Utd v Newcastle (Sky Sports)FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSInstead, TNT Sports will broadcast Southampton vs Tottenham at the same time.Spurs are also in European action on December 12 as they visit Rangers in the Europa League.Chelsea fans love Cole Palmer’s reaction to huge brawl – but work out clever reason why he didn’t get involvedThe Blues will host Brentford at 7pm on Sunday, December 15Credit: GettyTheir fans are equally unimpressed with the fixture change as they face an evening trip to the south coast.Following the announcement, one fan commented: “I will not be there!”Meanwhile, another added: “Since when was a 7pm kick off on a Sunday a thing…”Elsewhere, Arsenal have had eight fixtures moved, including their home clash with Manchester United.The match will now take place at the Emirates Stadium on December 3 at 7.45pm.Ipswich’s Boxing Day visit to North London has also been pushed back to December 27 at 8.15pm live on Amazon Prime Video.Southampton vs Tottenham has also been moved to the same time live on TNT SportsCredit: Getty More