The Premier League have announced additional top-flight games to be broadcast for UK television in January. Newcastle United will appear twice, meaning supporters planning on attending those games must rearrange their plans.
A home clash against Fulham, originally scheduled for a 3pm Saturday kick-off, will now take place at 2pm on Sunday, January 15 live on Sky Sports. Likewise, the Magpies’ trip to Crystal Palace has been pushed back a couple of hours to a 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday, January 21.
This means two of Newcastle’s three Premier League games in January will be broadcast on television. The other sees Eddie Howe take his side to league leaders Arsenal on January 3.
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However, it is possible for Newcastle to feature on television for a third time. The FA Cup third round - the stage United enter the competition - is set to take place on Saturday, January 7.
Newcastle next appear in the Premier League on December 26 against Leicester City. The game kicks off at 3pm and will be broadcast by Amazon Prime as part of their Boxing Day coverage.
The Premier League apologised for the delay in confirming January's fixtures and the dispuprtion to fans' plans in a statement on their website.
"The Premier League apologises to supporters for the delay in announcing these fixtures and understands their frustrations," it read. "Finalising these particular selections took longer than expected due to difficulties obtaining relevant local stakeholder approvals.
"The League is committed to working with supporters to ensure more effective communication in advance of future fixture announcements and reiterates its apology for the delay on this occasion."
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