Fulham will not have any extra time to prepare for the Europa League Final – as their request to have their game with Arsenal on Sunday brought forward has been rejected by the Premier League.
Fulham wanted the Emirates Stadium clash changed to Saturday to give them an extra day to be ready to take on Atletico Madrid in Wednesday’s final.
The game is the biggest in the Cottager’s history but Premier League officials have no sympathy for Roy Hodgson’s side only having two days rest before the Hamburg showpiece.
A statement from the Premier League said: “Given it was the final day of the season, when we always play all our matches at the same time for reasons of integrity, and being mindful of the travel plans supporters will have made, the board felt it wasn’t appropriate to move the Arsenal-Fulham match.â€
