Tottenham fixture changed at short notice as full reasons explained
Tottenham Hotspur have seen plenty of movement in the dates and timings of their fixtures in various competitions this season.
Spurs have competed across four competitions this term, and despite being knocked out of the EFL and FA Cups within a matter of days last month, Ange Postecoglou’s side are still alive and kicking in Europe.
The Lilywhites overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against AZ to win 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday, booking their place in the quarter-finals and a clash with Eintracht Frankfurt next month.
With just 10 games remaining in a Premier League season to forget for 13th-placed Spurs, Postecoglou is hoping he can deliver on his promise of winning a trophy to mark his second season in North London.
Tottenham announce latest April fixture change
Tottenham‘s last 10 Premier League matches of the season aren’t expected to result in much progression up the table, with a log-jam of six teams between Spurs and the European places.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 13 | Tottenham | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +14 | 34 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | –6 | 34 |
| 15 | Everton | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | –4 | 33 |
| 16 | West Ham | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | –16 | 33 |
| 17 | Wolves | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | –19 | 23 |
However, the Lilywhites’ progression to the Europa League‘s last eight has resulted in their upcoming fixture at Wolves being moved from its initial timeslot, and will take place on Sunday 13 April at 2pm.
Spurs confirmed via their website (14 March) that next month’s match at Molineux would be moved with just a few weeks’ notice, and won’t be broadcasted live on UK television for Tottenham fans to follow.
Tottenham fans forced into another short-notice change
As if moving Spurs’ seventh-last league game out of its initial Saturday 3pm timeslot wasn’t inconvenient enough for fans, not broadcasting the match live for UK-based fans will only add insult to injury.
A 2pm kick-off on Sunday is often primed for TV by the companies which cover Premier League football, but Tottenham’s match being moved at such short notice suggests they’ve drawn the short straw.
Furthermore, fans who’d planned on making the 130-mile trip north to Molineux have also been pushed to the back of the queue; many of whom will have already booked train and coach travel for Saturday.
Premier League kick-off times being moved to accomodate other competitions is nothing new, but Spurs fans will feel that they’ve been let down as another Tottenham clash is switched up with very little notice.