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Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final clash with Coventry City this weekend has been moved due to being a 'high-risk' fixture.
The Red Devils will meet their Championship opponents at Wembley on Sunday, live on talkSPORT, for a spot in next month's final.
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But despite the FA requesting a 4pm kick-off, the match is set to take place at the unique time of 3.30pm.
This is following talks with the Metropolitan Police who have urged the match to start 30 minutes earlier due to public order concerns.
Such an alteration in kick-off time will be a frustration to the FA and broadcasters, most notably the BBC and ITV.
This is due to later kick-off times attracting bigger television audiences and advertising revenue, meaning that evening kick-offs are becoming more and more prominent.
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However, a change in policy from the Metropolitan Police over the last 12 months has changed things, with games involving Man United or Liverpool now deemed to be high-risk.
This is something that has led to frustration from the FA and EFL.
The latter of whom were also irked that February's Carabao Cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea had to be switched to 3pm.
Last year's FA Cup final between Man United vs Man City also had to be played at 3pm.
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And there's an increased chance that this year's FA Cup final will also be played at an earlier time.
Should that happen, ITV would be faced with a dilemma having already planned to broadcast rugby's Investec Champions Cup final on the same day with a 2:45pm kick off.
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The winner of United vs Coventry will face the winners of Man City vs Chelsea in this year's final.
It is just the second time that Coventry have reached the FA Cup semi-finals, where they went on to win the tournament the last time they did so in 1987.
The Red Devils' commitments in the competition meanwhile have wreaked havoc with their Premier League schedule.
Erik ten Hag's side will are hosting Sheffield United at 8pm on Wednesday, April 24, three days after the FA Cup semi-final.