strange fixturing?

[bundibundi]

is fixturing a word?

LW - ManU v Birmingham
Villa v ManC
TW - ManU v Villa
Birm v ManC

I assume the previous fixture was the same way around but with City at home.

Is this a common thing or did the fixturing guy get bored? The only EPL games I generally watch are when ManU play so I can cheer for the other team, so Im not quite up with the whole fixturing side of things. never the less, good way to spice things up.