johnnytapia
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Pelligrini’s Villarreal IIRCIt was indeed 11:15am on Sunday. It was originally picked for TV coverage on the Saturday but had to be moved due to Everton having a UEFA Cup game on the preceding Thursday - they slipped into that competition at short notice after exiting the CL in the playoff round and missing out on the group stage. Sky didn't want to clash with either of its already scheduled Sunday TV games (the kickoffs were at 1:30pm and 4:00pm in those days) hence the early start.
I could be wrong but I think it remains the earliest ever Sunday kickoff of any PL game.