Why does Cardiff vs Swansea kick off at 7:45pm on Saturday? Bitter rivals meet for huge South Wales derby in Championship

Cardiff will take on Swansea in a huge South Wales derby this weekend, but kick-off has been set for an unusual time. 

The bitter rivals clash in the Championship for the first time this season, live on talkSPORT 2, as both teams struggle towards the bottom of the table. 

The Bluebirds have only won one of their opening five fixtures of the campaign but have performed well despite dropping points. 

As for Michael Duff’s Swansea, they are yet to taste victory, drawing two and losing the other three to put them inside the relegation zone. 

This derby is likely to ignite the best of both sides and due to that, the game has been given a prime time slot on television.

This game will take place at 7:45pm on Saturday, September 16. 

Originally, the game was scheduled to get underway at 3pm but it was moved in July. 

This is due to the derby being selected by Sky Sports for TV coverage. 

The change in kick-off time was subject to approval from the South Wales police due to the obvious issues with rival fans, however, they were happy to go ahead with the change. 

talkSPORT 2 will also have live coverage of the game with commentary coming from Nigel Adderley and Chris Iwelumo. 

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You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Aaron Ramsey has become a slight injury concern ahead of the highly-anticipated derby. 

Cardiff’s star man was withdrawn as a precaution at halftime of Wales’ 2-0 win over Latvia earlier this week. 

The Bluebirds will definitely be without Callum O’Dowda while Callum Robinson and Josh Bowler will be hopeful of recovering in time. 

As for Swansea, they have no new