Brentford will play Manchester United at the Gtech Community Stadium this weekend.
The team led by Erik Ten Hags will try to secure three more vital points to strengthen their chances of placing in the top four.
The Reds will be looking to build on their impressive comeback against Liverpool in the FA Cup and their 2-0 home victory over Everton in the Premier League before the international break.
Conversely, according to Mail Online, the Bees, who have lost their last five games and are currently ranked 15th in the League, are searching for three points of their own.
The game was rescheduled in early February from its original Saturday 3 p.m. kickoff time for the following reasons.
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As previously mentioned, this Saturday, March 30, at 3 p.m. was the original time for the game.
However, when fixture changes were announced in early February, the start time was moved to 8 p.m.
TV coverage is the reason for the late night kickoff time. Since Man United vs. Brentford was chosen for television coverage, the match’s start time had to be adjusted.
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Man United said this following the announcement of the fixture change.
“Our month will end with an away trip to Brentford after the international break, when the fixtures include England vs Brazil on Saturday, March 23.”
“Sky Sports will provide live coverage of the 30 March meeting, which will now take place on a Saturday night in south-west London at 20:00 BST.”
The games will now air live on Sky Sports on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m.
The Premier League declared at the start of the 2023–24 season that there would be additional late-night kickoffs (8 p.m.).
They justified this by stating that managers and league officials wanted teams that played on Wednesday nights to get more sleep.
The fact that some players have played minutes during this international window may have contributed to the decision for this weekend’s new kick-off time, even though it doesn’t necessarily affect this week’s fixtures due to the international break.
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