Why is there no 12:30pm kick-off in the Premier League? Liverpool fixture move explained

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There's another weekend of Premier League football ahead of us but fans will have to wait until 3pm on Saturday for a ball to be kicked, as a rule prevents Liverpool from playing at 12:30pmFootball fans will have to be patient to get their feast of Premier League football on Saturday. That's because there's no 12:30pm kick-off taking place, a rare occurrence in the top flight.The first time that a ball will be kicked is 3pm, with five matches on show.

The action isn't over there, though, as out-of-form Liverpool take on resurgent Aston Villa at the eyebrow-raising kick-off time of 8pm.It's the second weekend in a row that Liverpool are playing on Saturday at 8pm, after losing at Brentford last weekend, and fans will be asking the obvious question: why isn't that fixture in the 12:30pm slot? Mirror Football explains why.READ MORE: Oliver Glasner blasts authorities as Crystal Palace handed Arsenal fixture nightmareREAD MORE: Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira sacked after nightmare run as Jamie Vardy helps seal fateWhy is there no 12:30pm kick-off today?The decision to move Liverpool and Villa's clash to 8pm is partly because Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium is hosting the rugby league matchup between England and Australia.

This rule was also seen in Liverpool's schedule last week, as the Reds played Brentford away at 8pm after facing Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on the previous Wednesday.Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp regularly complained about short turnarounds between games, particularly 12:30pm kick-offs. "I don't see the idea behind it being that difficult performing at that time."There's still action outside of the Premier League to fill fans' Saturday lunchtimes.