Liverpool handed midday Everton derby as three November fixtures move for television

Liverpool’s November schedule has taken shape, with three Premier League fixtures moved for live television coverage and a midday Merseyside derby now awaiting Andoni Iraola’s side.

Crystal Palace away, Manchester United at Anfield and Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium will all take place on Sundays. The changes leave Liverpool facing a demanding combination of domestic rivalries, European travel and an international break as autumn gives way to winter.

The Premier League confirmed the amendments in its November broadcast announcement, explaining that the schedule reflects television selections and European commitments. Liverpool also acknowledged the changes through their official account: “Three of our November #PL fixtures have been rearranged.”

November fixture changes confirmed for Liverpool

Liverpool’s visit to Crystal Palace will kick off at 2pm on Sunday 8 November, with Sky Sports broadcasting the match. Palace’s European involvement on the preceding Thursday accounts for the move away from Saturday.

After the international break, Liverpool will host Manchester United at 4.30pm on Sunday 22 November. That match will also be shown live on Sky Sports.

The following weekend brings the short journey to Everton. The Merseyside derby is scheduled for midday on Sunday 29 November, with TNT Sports providing live coverage. All three kick-off times are UK time.

Those arrangements give supporters firmer plans for a month containing two of the most eagerly anticipated matches on Liverpool’s calendar. For Iraola, they also clarify the recovery periods around a demanding run of fixtures.

Palace trip follows European test in Istanbul

November begins with Arsenal visiting Anfield on Sunday 1 November, before Liverpool travel to face Fenerbahce in the Champions League during the opening four days of the month.

That makes the timing of the Palace match significant. Playing on Sunday provides more recovery time after the Istanbul trip than a Saturday fixture would have allowed.

Travel adds another demand to a European away game, particularly when the next domestic assignment also requires Liverpool to leave home. The additional time should help Iraola prepare his players, although Palace will have European commitments of their own to manage.

Liverpool’s challenge will be to carry their intensity between competitions without allowing fatigue to dictate the performance. The revised schedule offers some breathing space, but the quality of those opponents means little room for an off-day.

Manchester United and Everton shape a testing return

Liverpool will return from the international break straight into a meeting with Manchester United. There will be no gentle reintroduction to club football, with Anfield immediately hosting a fixture that brings its own pressure and expectations.

A Champions League trip to Club Brugge follows before the derby at Everton. The journey to Belgium is shorter than the earlier visit to Istanbul, but the sequence still demands careful preparation and sensible use of the squad.

For supporters, the midday derby avoids the lengthy away journey that can make an early kick-off particularly awkward. For the players, the importance of the occasion remains unchanged.

Consecutive league meetings with United and Everton could give November a memorable finish. They also require Liverpool to manage the European assignment between them without losing focus on either domestic contest.

Sunday schedule leaves Saturday football scarce

Six of Liverpool’s seven Premier League matches across October and November are scheduled for Sundays. Brentford away on Saturday 17 October, at 3pm, is the exception.

Manchester City at home on 11 October and Brighton at Anfield on 25 October form part of that Sunday-heavy programme, alongside November’s meetings with Arsenal, Palace, United and Everton.

Liverpool then move into another busy stretch, hosting Sunderland in the season’s first midweek Premier League round before travelling to Chelsea on the first weekend of December.

The November changes therefore settle more than television listings. They establish the rhythm of a period in which preparation, recovery and squad depth will all matter. Liverpool now know when those tests will arrive. Making the schedule work in their favour is the next task.