Black Country derby to be televised
Tuesday 29th March 2011, 11:00AM BST.
The Black Country derby at Molineux will be shown live on Sky Sports.
Wolves’ potentially pivotal relegation showdown against Albion on May 8 had already been moved to Sunday, with a 1pm kick-off on police advice. But it will now be screened live by Sky at noon.
Albion are just a point and two places above third-from-bottom Wolves now, meaning the game could be the most important derby in history as it is vital for the fortunes of both clubs, with just two matches left afterwards.
Meanwhile, Wolves’ final away game of the season at Sunderland and Albion’s last home match against Everton have now been fixed for Saturday, May 14 with a 12.45pm kick-off. And Villa’s trip to Arsenal will take place at 4pm the following day.
All Premier League fixtures during the penultimate weekend of the season have been moved from 3pm on Saturday to avoid a clash with the FA Cup Final, which is being played on the same day as league matches for the first time.
All league games will be played earlier on Saturday or on Sunday and the decision by Sunderland to choose a lunchtime slot will leave Wolves fans with an early start for the trip to Wearside.
The cup Ffnal has been moved forward from its usual end-of-season spot to allow the Wembley pitch time to recover for the Champions League final.
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