Chelsea handed never-before-seen kick-off time for London derby as fans fume ‘I will not be there!’

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CHELSEA have been handed a never-before-seen kick-off time for an upcoming London derby.

The Blues have had SEVEN matches moved in December and January due to the latest round of TV selections.

Fixtures over the festive period have now been chosen for live broadcast across Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video.

Amongst them is Chelsea’s home match against Brentford at Stamford Bridge.

The match will now take place at 7pm on Sunday, December 15 due to Chelsea’s Conference League commitments on the previous Thursday.

Enzo Maresca’s side travel to Kazakhstan to face Astana just three days earlier on December 12.

Chelsea fans are less than pleased by the unique kick-off time on a Sunday night.

Reacting on social media, one supporter wrote: “Brentford at home on a Sunday at 7pm is the most utterly woke nonsense I’ve seen.”

Another fumed: “7pm on a Sunday lol f*** off.”

To add to the frustrations of the Blues fans, the visit of the Bees will not be shown on TV.

Instead, TNT Sports will broadcast Southampton vs Tottenham at the same time.

Spurs are also in European action on December 12 as they visit Rangers in the Europa League.

Their fans are equally unimpressed with the fixture change as they face an evening trip to the south coast.

Following the announcement, one fan commented: “I will not be there!”

Meanwhile, another added: “Since when was a 7pm kick off on a Sunday a thing…”

Elsewhere, Arsenal have had eight fixtures moved, including their home clash with Manchester United.

The match will now take place at the Emirates Stadium on December 3 at 7.45pm.

Ipswich’s Boxing Day visit to North London has also been pushed back to December 27 at 8.15pm live on Amazon Prime Video.