146 Premier League games to be shown live on Sky Sports in 2020/21 season
Written by News on 09/09/2020
146 Premier League games will be shown live on Sky Sports in the 2020/21 season, with an additional six matches added in September.
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Six new Premier League games have been added to Sky Sports‘ schedule in September after clubs agreed at a Premier League Shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday that all 28 matches scheduled to be played in September will be broadcast live in the UK
A statement from the Premier League read: “At a Premier League Shareholders’ meeting today, clubs agreed that all 28 matches scheduled to be played in September will be broadcast live in the UK, via the League’s existing broadcasting partners Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC.
“Sky Sports and BT Sport have already selected 17 matches for live broadcast for the first three match rounds of the 2020/21 season. Of the remaining 11 matches, Sky Sports will broadcast an additional six, BT Sport a further three and BBC and Amazon Prime Video one each.
“The Premier League is also in discussions with BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT to agree a similar solution for radio.
“In consultation with all relevant stakeholders, the Premier League is considering appropriate arrangements for matches which will take place after 1 October.
“The Premier League is working on a step-by-step approach, while monitoring the developments regarding the League’s number one priority of getting fans back into full stadia as soon as possible, with safety always being our priority.”
The Premier League has further increased the number of televised games this season from 200 to 231, with over half of the extra fixtures set to be shown live on Sky Sports.
Overall, Sky Sports will be showing 146 Premier League matches live throughout the 2020/21 season, continuing to bring you all the latest twists, turns and shocks at the home of the Premier League.
There will also be two additional midweek programmes – one will be played across the weeks commencing January 11 and 18 and the second will be in the week commencing May 10. All of these games will be broadcast live.
Confirmed Premier League fixtures on Sky Sports
Sat 12 Sep: Liverpool vs Leeds Utd – 5.30pm
Sat 12 Sep: West Ham vs Newcastle – 8pm
Sun 13 Sep: West Brom vs Leicester City – 2pm
Sun 13 Sep: Tottenham vs Everton – 4.30pm
Mon 14 Sep: Sheff Utd vs Wolves – 6pm
Mon 14 Sep: Brighton vs Chelsea – 8.15pm
Sat 19 Sep: Man Utd vs Crystal Palace – 5.30pm
Sat 19 Sep: Arsenal vs West Ham – 8pm
Sun 20 Sep: Newcastle vs Brighton – 2pm
Sun 20 Sep: Chelsea vs Liverpool – 4.30pm
Mon 21 Sep: Aston Villa vs Sheff Utd – 6pm
Mon 21 Sep: Wolves vs Man City – 8.15pm
Sat 26 Sep: West Brom vs Chelsea – 5.30pm
Sun 27 Sep: Fulham vs Aston Villa – 2pm
Sun 27 Sep: Man City vs Leicester City – 4.30pm
Mon 28 Sep: Liverpool vs Arsenal – 8pm
Football calendar: All the new dates
The football continues and a new calendar is taking shape. From domestic and continental competitions to the new European Championship schedule, keep track of all the confirmed dates so far.
August
2019/20 Champions League, 2019/20 Europa League, 2019/20 Women’s Champions League, 2020/21 Scottish Premiership starts, 2020/21 Community Shield, 2020/21 Champions League qualifying, 2020/21 Europa League qualifying
September
2019/20 Super Cup, 2020/21 Premier League starts, 2020/21 Sky Bet EFL starts, 2020/21 Carabao Cup R1-4, 2020/21 EFL Trophy starts, FA Cup preliminary rounds, 2020/21 Champions League qualifying/play-offs, 2020/21 Europa League qualifying, Nations League group stage, 2020/21 Women’s Champions League qualifying
October
2020/21 Champions League group stage, 2020/21 Europa League play-offs/group stage, 2020/21 Women’s Champions League qualifying, EFL trophy matchday 2, FA Cup qualifying, Euro 2020 play-offs, Nations League group stage
November
Champions League group stage, Europa League group stage, FA Cup first/second rounds, EFL Trophy matchday 3, Euro 2020 play-offs, Nations League group stage, Women’s Champions League Round of 32
December
Champions League group stage, Europa League group stage, Carabao Cup R5, EFL Trophy Round of 32
January
Carabao Cup semi-finals, FA Cup third/fourth rounds, EFL Trophy Round of 16
February
Champions League Round of 16, Europa League Round of 32, Carabao Cup final, FA Cup fifth round, EFL Trophy quarter-/semi-finals
March
FA Cup quarter-finals, Europa League Round of 16, EFL Trophy final, Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, Women’s Champions League Round of 16
April
FA Cup semi-finals, Champions League quarter-/semi-finals, Europa League quarter-/semi-finals, Women’s Champions League quarter-/semi-finals
May
Premier League & EFL seasons finish, EFL play-offs, FA Cup final, Champions League final, Europa League final, Women’s Champions League semi-finals/final
June
Euro 2020 starts
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