Liverpool fans were given the least priority in the end-of-season decision, which was made without any consideration for them.

Liverpool supporters are relishing our long-awaited journey to the title, but a recent decision highlights just how little thought has been given to us.

As detailed on liverpoolfc.com: “A new date and kick-off time have been confirmed for Liverpool’s penultimate Premier League match of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion. The fixture at the Amex Stadium will now kick off at 8pm BST on Monday, May 19, and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK.”

This will be our final away fixture of the season, yet the dedicated fans who’ve followed the team across the country are being hit with an incredibly inconvenient kick-off time.

To make it in time for the game via train from Liverpool, you’d have to leave around 2:45pm—meaning time off work. Worse still, there are no return trains after the match, forcing fans to book overnight stays and then catch a 4am train to make it back for work Tuesday morning.

The round-trip cost? Around £120, not including accommodation—all for a game where the title will already be secured.

Driving isn’t much better: five hours each way means a 2pm departure and an arrival back home around 4:30am.

This kind of challenge is nothing new for travelling fans, but the sheer logistics of this fixture underscore how little broadcasters consider supporters.

Once again, Liverpool fans are treated as an afterthought during what should be a celebratory moment.

All this so the Reds can feature in the final Monday Night Football of the season—was it really necessary?

Meanwhile, Everton’s match with Southampton has been bumped to midday Sunday as they bid farewell to Goodison Park, with no apparent concern for Saints fans either.

Supporters are the heartbeat of football. Even if Arsenal fans are pinching our chants again, we all deserve greater respect.

Virgil van Dijk wants to see a sea of red backing the team in these final games—but perhaps that same sea should turn their focus toward protesting the TV companies who continually prioritize ratings over the fans who bring the game to life.