Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United is not on TV tonight – due to the cricket. The first Friday night football of the Premier League season beckons when Forest host the newly-promoted Blades ahead of the second weekend of the new campaign. Friday night football is usually a Sky staple but this time, it won’t be live on TV in the UK. and will be looking to pick up their first points of the season after opening-day defeats to and respectively and will also mark their first meeting since the 2022 Championship play-off semi-final at the City Ground. Yes – it's because of cricket. The clash was originally scheduled for a standard 3pm kick-off on Saturday 19th August, but due to Nottingham cricket side The Trent Rockets taking on Birmingham Phoenix the same afternoon, concern over heavy congestion in the city meant a move to a Friday night slot. The fixture wasn’t originally scheduled for TV when selections were made, and Premier League rules state that can’t change even if a game is moved to what would be a TV-friendly viewing time for many supporters sat at home on a Friday evening. Sky Sports also already has the live Championship game between and on Friday night, while there is a double helping of live Premier League action on Saturday night. Sky will be showing Ange Postecoglou’s first home game as manager against , immediately followed by the clash between and at 8pm on TNT Sports. You can find out more about the fixture here, with for the game.