Aston Villa shared details regarding changes to their upcoming fixture with Southampton in November.
And a number of Villa supporters were quick to hit out at the confirmed update on social media.
The Premier League shared alterations to a number of fixtures in November on Wednesday due to UK broadcast selections.
Villa have been impacted with their trip to the St Mary’s, with the game now set to take place on Friday, November 5 with an 8pm kick-off. The clash against the Saints will be shown live on Sky Sports as a result.
It will be Villa’s fifth game live on Sky Sports this season, with meetings against Arsenal and West Ham set to be broadcast before November, following on from a defeat to Chelsea and a victory over Everton.
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Villa fans react
Villa shared the news regarding the changes against Southampton on their official Twitter page. This is what these Villa fans had to say in reply, with one labelling it as ‘grim’.
“STOP DOING THIS TO ME”
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“Yeah, brilliant @premierleague and @SkySports, advertise #GameZero last weekend, then move a game to when there’s no trains back. You absolute muppets.”
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“seriously? Family or Football Family… Kids going to be devastated to hear they have come second place again.”
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“Getting home after games is overrated anyway”
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