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Liverpool suddenly rescheduled the game → Fans are furious
Liverpool fans are furious after the Premier League's new schedule was revealed.
"Liverpool fans have expressed their anger after seeing their Premier League title challenge thwarted," British media outlet Sports Bible reported on Nov. 23 (KST).
Liverpool is currently in second place with 64 points, level on points with leader Arsenal but behind on goal difference, and just one point behind third-place Man City. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has already announced that he will leave the club after this season, and the players are desperate to win the title in his final season.
However, the Premier League's rescheduling of the fixtures has created the possibility that all their hard work could be for naught. Liverpool's Merseyside derby against Everton has been rescheduled and the Reds face a tough schedule next month.
The match against Everton was originally scheduled to take place on March 17, but was postponed after Liverpool advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. The match against Everton will now take place on April 24, three days after the April 21 match against Fulham.
Liverpool will face West Ham again on April 27, three days after the Everton game, making the three-day gap between games very difficult for the Reds.
Fans took to social media to express their outrage at the latest fixture changes, with some fearing it could affect Klopp's chances of winning the title in his final season. "What a terrible schedule," one angry fan wrote on Twitter.
"This is a disgusting schedule" and "They can keep trying to ruin our season," others wrote.
Liverpool has a similarly difficult schedule in early April. The Reds play Sheffield Wednesday on April 5 (ET), followed by back-to-back games against Manchester United on April 7 (ET), and then a Europa League quarterfinal first leg against Atalanta on April 12 (ET), followed by a league game against Crystal Palace on April 14 (ET), just two days later.
That's a lot of back-to-back games with no days off, which is bound to frustrate fans.