Why isn’t Soccer Saturday on today and what time are matches taking place?

FOOTBALL fans around the country tuning into Sky Sports today will have been shocked to find Soccer Saturday not on TV. Though Jeff Stelling and his team were on earlier in the day, the show ended at 2.45pm. Why isn’t Soccer Saturday on today? Simply put, because there is no football. All Saturday 3pm kick-offs […]

FOOTBALL fans around the country tuning into Sky Sports today will have been shocked to find Soccer Saturday not on TV.

Though Jeff Stelling and his team were on earlier in the day, the show ended at 2.45pm.

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Why isn’t Soccer Saturday on today?

Simply put, because there is no football.

All Saturday 3pm kick-offs have been moved as a mark of respect for Prince Philip.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral will be broadcast from Windsor Castle at this time.

On Sky, a regular Sky Sports News broadcast will continue from 2.45pm.

What time is the football on this weekend?

This weekend’s kick-off times for the top four English leagues are as follows (Saturday unless stated):

Premier League

• Everton vs Tottenham (8pm Friday)
• Newcastle vs West Ham (12.30pm)
• Wolves vs Sheffield United (8.15pm)
• Arsenal vs Fulham (1.30pm Sunday)
• Man Utd vs Burnley (4pm Sunday)
• Leeds vs Liverpool (8pm Monday)
• Chelsea vs Brighton (8pm Tuesday)
• Tottenham vs Southampton (6pm Wednesday)
• Aston Villa vs Man City (8.15pm Wednesday)
• Leicester vs West Brom (8pm Thursday)

Championship

• Blackburn vs Derby (6pm Friday)
• Reading vs Cardiff (6pm Friday)
• Brentford vs Millwall (12.30pm)
• Luton vs Watford (12.30pm)
• Middlesbrough vs QPR (12.30pm)
• Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield (12.30pm)
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City (12.30pm)
• Stoke vs Preston (12.30pm)
• Swansea vs Wycombe (12.30pm)
• Norwich vs Bournemouth (12.30pm)
• Rotherham vs Birmingham (12pm Sunday)
• Coventry vs Barnsley (3pm Sunday)

League One

• Peterborough vs Northampton (7.45pm Friday)
• Blackpool vs Sunderland (12.30pm)
• Bristol Rovers vs Lincoln (12.30pm)
• Burton Albion vs Plymouth (12.30pm)
• Charlton vs Ipswich (12.30pm)
• Hull vs Fleetwood (12.30pm)
• MK Dons vs Portsmouth (12.30pm)
• Rochdale vs Accrington (12.30pm)
• Shrewsbury vs Doncaster (12.30pm)
• Wigan vs Crewe (12.30pm)
• AFC Wimbledon vs Swindon (5.30pm)
• Oxford vs Gillingham (5.30pm)

League Two

• Crawley vs Cheltenham (6.30pm Friday)
• Carlisle vs Port Vale (12.30pm)
• Exeter vs Southend (12.30pm)
• Forest Green vs Scunthorpe (12.30pm)
• Grimsby vs Bolton (12.30pm)
• Harrogate vs Bradford (12.30pm)
• Leyton Orient vs Barrow (12.30pm)
• Morecambe vs Oldham (12.30pm)
• Newport vs Cambridge (12.30pm)
• Stevenage vs Mansfield (12.30pm)
• Tranmere vs Salford (12.30pm)
• Colchester vs Walsall (5.30pm)