Why Southampton vs Tottenham is a 7pm kick-off on Sunday | OneFootball

Injury-hit Spurs travel to St Mary’s to face Premier League’s bottom club

Tottenham travel to bottom club Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday.

Spurs are used to playing on Sundays after Europa League games on Thursdays, but they have an unusual kick-off time at St Mary’s this weekend.

The match has been selected for TV coverage by TNT Sports and was originally scheduled for a 12.30pm kick-off on Saturday.

It had to be moved to Sunday after Spurs played Rangers in the Europa League on Thursday, but could not clash with the two Sky Sports games on Sunday.

Sky are showing Brighton vs Crystal Palace at 2pm, followed by the Manchester derby at the Etihad at 4.30pm.

As a result, the Spurs game has been given a 7pm kick-off on the south coast.

Tottenham drew 1-1 with Rangers in their Europa League clash on Thursday night.

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The unusual kick-off time has been heavily criticised by the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA).

“The Sunday evening kick-off slot is really unpopular with match-goers as public transport options are limited and it’s no good for families with young kids,’ a spokesperson for the FSA said in a statement to the Times.

“A big part of the problem is allowing broadcasters to choose ‘conditional’ picks which are then moved when a team progresses in Europe.

“The Premier League puts broadcasters first by allowing them to select such games knowing full well conditional picks are very likely to be rescheduled again.”