Games Switched For TV

Thursday 9th July 2009 12:00 by Matthew Gamble

@efc_mattgamble

Arsenal game is one of five switched for live TV coverage.

Everton's Barclays Premier League curtain raiser against Arsenal has been switched to a 5.30pm kick-off.

The Toffees will look to get off to the perfect start against Arsene Wenger's side with a home win, and the glamour clash will be screened live by ESPN on 15 August.

The North American giants are new to Premier League broadcasting in the UK after they purchased the live rights forfeited by Setanta.

Other fixture changes have also been announced, summarised by the table below.

The Merseyside derby at Goodison on 28 November will be shown live, as will the trip to Premier League champions Man Utd seven days earlier.

Opponent	Original Date & Time	New Date & Time	Broadcaster
Arsenal (H)	15 August, 3pm	15 August, 5.30pm	ESPN
Wigan (H)	29 August, 3pm	30 August, 3pm*	-
Fulham (A)	12 September, 3pm	13 September, 4.15pm	Sky Sports
Portsmouth (A)	26 September, 3pm	26 September, 12.45pm	Sky Sports
Man Utd (A)	21 November, 3pm	21 November, 5.30pm	ESPN
Liverpool (H)	28 November, 3pm	29 November, 1.30pm	Sky Sports

The away clash with Manchester City, for which a date has yet to be arranged, will also be screened live. For news of this fixture, keep checking evertonfc.com.

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*TBC