Premier League fixture changes confirmed after clubs…

Premier League fixture changes confirmed after clubs reach European semi-finals

The Premier League have announced a number of date changes for fixtures in the coming weeks after four English sides progressed in Europe.

Liverpool and Spurs made it to the semi-finals of the Champions League, while Arsenal and Chelsea will represent England in the last four of the Europa League.

Leicester City v Arsenal will now take place at 12:00 on Sunday 29 April, giving the Gunners four days rest before their clash with Valencia on Thursday 2 May.

The Premier League have come to the aid of Spurs and Liverpool, meanwhile, by moving their matches away at Bournemouth and Newcastle respectively to Saturday 4 May.

Tottenham's win over Man City was one of the most dramatic in Champions League history (Reuters)

It means Spurs have three and Liverpool four days to recover before their mouth-watering clashes between Ajax and Barcelona .

Kick off times have not yet been confirmed for the two Premier League games, but both are expected to be live on Sky Sports.

The day after, Sunday 5 May, sees Chelsea host Watford at 2pm and Arsenal at home to Brighton at 4.30pm, with the two clubs playing their Europa League second leg fixtures four days later on Thursday 9 May.

Finally, Manchester City will now play Leicester City on Monday 6 May, swapping with the originally scheduled Spurs v Bournemouth game to give Tottenham more time to rest ahead of Ajax.

Liverpool's win over Porto was as straightforward as they get (Getty Images)

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It remains to be seen whether these alterations will help the English teams in Europe. According to Paddy Power Liverpool are second favourites to win the Champions League, available at 5/2, only behind Barcelona at 6/4. Tottenham, meanwhile, are joint underdogs with Ajax at 4/1.

Chelsea are the favourites with the bookies to win the Europa League, meanwhile, at 13/10, with Arsenal just behind at 5/2.

All the clubs involved in Europe still have a lot to play for domestically too, with Liverpool still fighting for the title and Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea locked in a battle for a top four spot.