Manchester City continue their
Premier League title push this weekend when they welcome Leeds United to the Etihad Stadium. Arsenal's midweek win over
Chelsea pushed Pep Guardiola's side down to second but City responded with a victory over West Ham to reclaim top spot. They led the Gunners by a point with a game in hand and can extend their lead to four points with a win on Saturday.
Arsenal visit Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon. City's weekend game will be Sam Allardyce's first as Leeds boss with the Whites having sacked Javi Gracia and appointed the former Bolton and West Ham manager in his place. The Elland Road side are out of the bottom three on goal difference and have four games to try and preserve their top flight status. ALSO READ: City show they have shaken off De Bruyne theory in two matches City will be overwhelming favourites given their astonishing winning run as they continue to chase down an historic treble. And their
Champions League commitments are partly why fans will be able to watch the game with Leeds live on TV despite it kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon. That slot is protected from live TV by blackout regulations in a bid to encourage supporters to watch games in person rather than on the box. The rule has been in place since the 1960s but is not being applied this weekend. Originally the game was down to take place on Sunday at 2pm and be shown live on Sky Sports. City's progress to the last four of the Champions League means they face
Real Madrid on Tuesday and so the league game had to be moved. With the coronation of King Charles III taking place on Saturday, the two regular TV slots at 12.30pm and 5.30pm were ruled out to avoid a clash and because of a lack of
police resources. A Premier League statement read: 'With
Manchester City visiting Real Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday 9 May, their home match with Leeds United has moved from Sunday 7 May to 15:00 BST on Saturday 6 May. 'The match will remain live on Sky Sports in the UK, subject to further consultation with relevant stakeholders regarding Article 48. The usual Saturday 12:30 BST
UK live broadcast slot has been avoided so as not to clash with the King's Coronation. A later kick-off is not possible due to police resourcing." READ NEXT: All the latest Manchester City news, views and gossip Guardiola reactions show Haaland record won't hide struggles Alvarez shows Man City they can cope without Bellingham Gary Neville sends ominous Erling Haaland warning Nathan Ake heaps praise on Man City ace Erling Haaland