Why are Emmerdale and Coronation Street not on tonight? Absence from TV schedule explained

Once again, soaps pushed to the sidelines as football takes priority (Picture: ITV / Getty)

Soap fans hoping for their usual midweek trip to Weatherfield and the Dales are in for some disappointment tonight, as both Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been dropped from ITV’s schedule.

The two soaps will be missing from screens tonight (Wednesday, September 16) due to live football coverage taking over ITV1 for the evening.

Instead of the latest drama from the cobbles and village, ITV will broadcast Manchester United’s Carabao Cup c...