So that’s the delay ...
Premier League giants in bitter row with Sky, BT and Amazon over Christmas TV fixtures
Confirmation of the December TV games is expected later this week but a number of clubs are fuming that they face the prospect of playing three times in six or seven days.
The December TV fixture list announcement has been delayed as Premier League clubs are locked in crisis talks with broadcasters.
The TV giants were hoping to announce next month's games on Tuesday but clubs have been contesting the pile-up of fixtures, which has caused an untimely delay.
According to The Mirror, confirmation is expected later this week but a number of clubs are fuming that they face the prospect of playing three games within seven days.
Some could even play twice in the space of 72 hours, with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp among the high-profile figures to already publicly slam this season's gruelling schedule.
Sky Sports are pencilled in for the pick of the Boxing Day games, while Amazon and BT Sport have December 28th and New Year's Day respectively.
But all games are being shown live, meaning the TV giants are trying to move dates to squeeze them all in, and that has left some of the bigger clubs furious.
The top-flight's giants, for example, have regularly voiced concern over playing in Europe on Wednesday night and then having to play in the Saturday lunchtime clash.
Talks are ongoing, although broadcasters are believed to be annoyed at the public criticism aimed at them by the likes of Klopp.