EastEnders and Coronation Street both pulled from screens this week in huge soap schedule shake-up hitting ITV and BBC

SOAP fans are set for chaos this week with the schedules being given a huge shake-up.

EastEnders and Coronation Street have both been pulled from their regular slots to make way for live sports.

Coronation Street has been moved around the schedules this week
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Coronation Street has been moved around the schedules this weekCredit: ITV

Both soaps, and ITV soap Emmerdale will air in their usual slots tonight.

Emmerdale and EastEnders will air at 7.30pm on ITV and BBC One respectively, while Corrie will follow its stablemate on ITV at 8pm for an hour-long episode.

But on Tuesday night there will be no EastEnders on BBC One.

Instead the BBC will show an FA Cup match between Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

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Meanwhile on ITV, Emmerdale will be moved to 7pm to make way for Luton Town vs Manchester City at 7.30pm.

On Wednesday EastEnders will not air, with Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United airing instead.

And again Emmerdale will be moved to 7pm for Liverpool vs Southampton. 

Coronation Street has been cancelled entirely on that night with its episode now airing on Thursday night instead.

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It will follow an hour-long Emmerdale at 7pm on ITV, while EastEnders will return to BBC One at 7.30pm.

However on Friday night soaps fans will be treated to an hour-long special double episode of EastEnders from 7.30pm.

However it will clash with ITV rivals Emmerdale - on at 7.30pm - and Corrie following at 8pm for an hour.