Aston Villa have criticised the Premier League’s decision to bring forward their game against Tottenham Hotspur by two days to aid Spurs’ preparation for a potential Europa League final.
The match, originally scheduled for Sunday, May 18, will now instead be played at 7.30pm on Friday, May 16. Villa had already objected to a request to move the game to next Thursday evening (May 15), made to the Premier League before the first leg of Tottenham’s semi-final against Bodo/Glimt, and fans are annoyed that the league has now agreed to move their final home fixture of the season at such short notice.
Monchi, Villa’s president of football operations, took to social media to vent his frustration after the decision was communicated to fans on Tuesday.