Chelsea have announced the date and kick-off time of their away game against Liverpool in January.
The fixture, which will be huge in the context of the top-four race, will now be played at 12pm on Saturday, January 21. It will also be just the fifth match back after the winter World Cup break.
It is now sandwiched in between a home game against Crystal Palace on week earlier and will be followed up by another London derby against Fulham on February 4. The game was initially scheduled for the standard 3pm Saturday slot.
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The game has been moved having been chosen for a TV slot and will be on BT Sport.
The match against Palace has not been moved and looks to give Graham Potter's a full week to regroup after three games in 10 days following the resumption of domestic matches following the World Cup.
Chelsea do still have two more fixtures to arrange due to having postponed game during the week following Queen Elizabeth II's death, one of which is the return game against Liverpool, the other is the away match against Fulham.
Graham Potter's men have had a recent Premier League slump, losing their last three matches and taking just two points from the last five and Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have now overtaken them in the table despite a poor start. With Newcastle in red hot form and Manchester United also making a comeback, the fight for automatic Champions League qualification is heating up and Chelsea won't want to fall any further behind.
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