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Supporters of Liverpool and Arsenal have been united amid fears their upcoming Premier League meeting will be moved to a late kick off on Christmas Eve.

At present, all 20 top flight teams are scheduled to play on Saturday December 23, but Sky have asked for one match—understood to be Liverpool's trip to the Emirates—to move to the following day.

In previous years in this scenario Sky have simply broadcast matches on the Saturday instead but now that BT Sport have rights to one Saturday game, it isn't possible for Sky to broadcast both of it's weekend picks.

The only choice left to Sky is to broadcast at least one match on Christmas Eve.

While there has been no official confirmation from Sky, the Metropolitan Police have revealed discussions are ongoing between the clubs "and all parties concerned".

The move has not gone down well with fans of either club, but particularly those travelling south. Liverpool supporters fear they may not make it back until late on Christmas Eve if the kick-off is at 4pm.

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Supporters group Spirit of Shankly released a statement, which read: "Changing the date to Christmas Eve would have untold impact on staff and supporters, particularly away fans.

"Depending on kick-off time, and depleted public transport links, the majority of travelling Liverpool supporters would not get home until the early hours of Christmas morning."

Home fans have been similarly unimpressed. The Arsenal Supporters' Trust tweeted: "We hope the correct decision will be made regarding Arsenal vs Liverpool over the Christmas period. Show some respect to home and away fans."

The last Premier League fixture to take place on Christmas Eve was 22 years ago when Leeds hosted Manchester United. That fixture, however, was a midday kick-off.

Should Arsenal vs Liverpool be moved, their post-Christmas fixtures could also be affected. Arsene Wenger's side are due to travel to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day while Jurgen Klopp's Reds are set to host Swansea. Both of those matches could be moved to the 27th, causing further problems for fans who have already made travel plans.

Mirror Sport has contacted Sky for comment.