{"id":3658,"date":"2026-05-04T05:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3658"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:30:27","slug":"why-is-chelsea-vs-nottingham-forest-being-played-at-3pm-on-a-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3658","title":{"rendered":"Why is Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest being played at 3pm on a Monday?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Blues come into the affair having failed to take a point from any of their last five Premier League matches, a run of form which has seen them tumble down the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Under the interim leadership of Calum McFarlane, though, they will hope to breathe fresh life into their campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Enzo Fernandez scored the only goal as Chelsea knocked Leeds out of the FA Cup last week<\/p>\n

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Last time out, McFarlane won the first match of this, his second spell as Chelsea’s interim head coach this year, edging Leeds in the FA Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Vitor Pereira\u2019s Forest, meanwhile, have won four in a row and are unbeaten in nine, with an impressive Europa League campaign still in progress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Why does Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest kick off at 3pm on a Monday?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have been assigned an abnormal kick-off time because the match had to be rescheduled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It had originally been set to take place on Saturday, May 2, but such a kick-off time would have seen the match take place less than 48 hours after Forest\u2019s Europa League semi-final first-leg against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sunday afternoon had been the go-to alternative in such cases earlier this season, but with Monday being a Bank holiday, the Premier League was allowed more flexibility. to maximise viewership<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Thus, the match was bumped to Monday afternoon, making up a double feature with Everton and Manchester City kicking off at 8pm BST.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Forest will return to European action on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final, where they lead Villa 1-0 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Aston Villa hosted Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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