Birmingham, UK - Churches in Birmingham have urged the Premier League to stop staging fixtures on Easter Sunday as it prevented people from marking the Christian festival.
Aston Villa is playing Everton at home on Sunday. The Church of England has said it wanted to make sure this was the last time such a clash happens.
Church leaders have now written a letter to executives at the Premier League to outline their concerns.
The Premier League said it had moved the match start time to help matters.
A statement from the Church of England in Aston and Nechells said that as Sunday's match was due to start at 1400 BST, churchgoers would have to struggle past fans on their way to the match.
Leaders said that season ticket holders would also face a choice of missing out on Easter celebrations or missing the match.
The statement added that the Sunday Trading Act of 1994 stated Easter Sunday should be a day of rest.
However, the church leaders said they were confused as to how Aston Villa could continue to trade under those laws.
"We are determined that this should be the last time that Easter is disrupted by Premier League football," the statement said.
It added the same thing happened three years ago and people were turned back on their way to church due to road closures for the safety of fans.
A Premier League spokesman said the league had already taken a decision to alter the match kick-off time.
Aston Villa had also agreed to pay for extra policing.
"We believe we have done what we can to ensure that those attending places of worship close to the ground are not inconvenienced in any way," the spokesman said.