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Matthew Hobkinson

Why is Man City vs Leeds United on TV at 3pm on a Saturday despite Premier League blackout?

Leeds United will be looking to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the season when they travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City in the Premier League.

Only ahead of Nottingham Forest on goal difference, Sam Allardyce finds himself thrown straight into the action. With just four games left to play, the 68-year-old would have bemoaned the fixture schedule when he saw that Leeds would be facing Man City in his first game in charge.

The game itself will kick-off on Saturday at 3pm (GMT), which would normally mean that unless you had a ticket, you would not be able to legally watch the match live. Under current rules, any fixture scheduled for that time cannot be broadcast live on TV in an attempt to encourage fans to attend stadiums in person, rather than watching the game at home or in pubs on the big screen.

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