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Sky Sports has a position of dominance, with four of the five available TV packages.
It can combine its packs and make the system work as it sees fit.
Selections can be made in one package, but the time and day swapped with another.
This is how it can work.
Every team should be picked at least once. Arsenal and Tottenham are the only clubs who have not played on a Friday or Monday.
However, it does not necessarily mean Sky has not picked them in the slot.
Likewise, Everton have seven Friday or Monday games but two of those might be allocated to a different package.
When asked, Sky Sports and the Premier League would not discuss the breakdown of selections on a week-to-week basis.
But, as an illustration, BBC Sport can suggest how it could work from one weekend in January.
Let's say Sky Sports picked Everton v Leeds as Saturday 17:30, and Bournemouth v Liverpool as Monday 20:00.
Liverpool could not play on the Monday because of the Champions League, so Sky Sports could swap the games.
Everton's game is on a Monday, but it was not picked for a Monday. So it may not count as part of the Monday allocation.
Sky Sports says the process involves so many bodies, including clubs and the police, that much of the decision-making is taken out of its hands.
The order of first, second and third-choice picks between Sky and TNT Sports can also have an influence.
It is clear that the five-appearance maximum is a just loose limit.
Supporters will simply see their club has been picked six, seven or eight times.
Manchester United will almost certainly be in Europe next season, so will join the band of clubs largely shielded from the Friday-Monday package.
But with at least eight Premier League clubs set to be in Europe, the issue is not going to go away.
If Tottenham stay in the Premier League they will go to the top of the list for Friday and Monday selection, given they have a large fan base and are viewed as a glamourous club.
Everton fans say the scenario is "damaging supporter accessibility, matchday experience, and long-term engagement".
It seems unlikely to change next season.
