Tottenham stadium opening ceremony available to watch live on Sky Sports… but the match itself is not

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Dan Kilpatrick @Dan_KP20 March 2019

The opening ceremony at Tottenham's new stadium will be broadcast live on Sky Sports but supporters have been left dismayed that the game against Crystal Palace has not been picked for broadcast.

Spurs plan to finally open their £1billion new home against the Eagles on Wednesday, April 3, but Sky have opted to show Manchester City's home clash with Cardiff on the same night, instead.

However, the broadcaster, which has cameras at every Premier League match, will cut from the Etihad Stadium to broadcast the opening ceremony live from Tottenham.

Spurs originally planned to open the 62,062-seat stadium against Liverpool in September and, speaking in July, the club's executive director Donna Cullen said the opening ceremony would refer to the 2011 London riots, which started in Tottenham.

"I was in San Diego on holiday and I think Daniel [Levy, the chairman] was in Florida," Cullen said at the time. "The riots happened in Tottenham. We had a telephone conversation and we said: 'That's it – we stay in Tottenham.' Something good always comes from something bad.

"You'll watch when we do it [the opening ceremony]. It's also a nod to the area, to the riots, to literally: 'This is now a fresh start for everyone'".

The ceremony will take place 20 to 30 minutes before the 7.45pm kick-off against Palace and Spurs have urged supporters to arrive in the new stadium as soon as possible.

The club are conscious that they have less time for the ceremony on a weeknight than they would for a weekend game but it is not thought their plans have significantly changed since September.

Before the game against Palace, Spurs must successfully host two test events in order to gain a safety certificate from Haringey Council.

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The first will be an Under-18s match against Southampton on Sunday, before a legends game against Inter Milan six days later.

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