We are midway through the fourth round of Premier League fixtures, with things starting to take shape in the table already.

There is an ominous look to the top of the standings, with Manchester City the only side with a 100% record from their four matches so far. Just behind them are Tottenham, playing exceptionally well under new boss Ange Postecoglou, while West Ham sit third, with Brighton & Hove Albion in fourth.

A number of teams can move into that top four on Sunday though, with three matches on and Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa all in action who can move into the Champions League places before the international break kicks in.

Arsenal take on Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in the big 4.30pm kick-off live on Sky Sports, while Crystal Palace take on Wolves at 2pm, with Liverpool vs Aston Villa also on at 2pm.

You could be forgiven for thinking that Liverpool vs Aston Villa would be the 2pm clash picked for television coverage, but you would be wrong. Instead it's the clash at Selhurst Park that is live on Sky Sports.

Liverpool vs Aston Villa would be the more exciting pick, you would think, so why is that not on television and Palace vs Wolves is?

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Well, it simply comes down to scheduling. Liverpool vs Villa was not initially picked for TV coverage and was originally down to be a Saturday 3pm clash.

However, Villa's involvement in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night, when they beat Scottish side Hibernian 8-0 on aggregate to make it through to the group stage, saw the clash moved to Sunday. Palace vs Wolves was always the TV pick when the fixtures were announced at the start of the season, with TV companies expected to show every team a minimum amount of times during the season.

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