EPL gives way to FA Cup final

A fixture pile-up last season saw Premier League games played on the same day as the final, but the 20 club chairmen agreed to move their games to the Monday.

Premier League communications director Dan Johnson said: "We realise that it is not good for either competition to have our matches conflicting with the FA Cup."

The only exceptions will be if an English club is involved in the UEFA Europa League final the following Thursday and would prefer to play on the Saturday, and if Sky chooses to show a top-flight match in the Saturday local lunchtime slot - the Premier League would be contractually obliged to agree to that.

Lunchtime kickoffs should not conflict greatly with the FA Cup final as this year, for the first time, the kick-off is at 5.15pm.