SKY SPORTS, which broadcast 20 of the 25 most-watched Premier League matches in an out-of-home venue last season, has announced its line-up of live fixtures from August.
The schedule includes all of last season’s top 4 teams at least six times and every club at least three times. Viewers can also enjoy seven live Manchester United fixtures – including Louis van Gaal’s toughest tests against Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Only on Sky Sports can viewers see the opening matches of last season’s top four teams, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. Premier League champions City begin their title defence away to Newcastle United.
Following Sky’s best ever Premier League season, viewers can enjoy before the end of November:
- 43 live matches – at least three live fixtures every week.
- More of the matches that matter including:
o Manchester City vs Manchester United
o Manchester City v Liverpool
o Arsenal v Manchester United
o Manchester City v Chelsea
o Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
o Manchester United v Chelsea
o Chelsea v Arsenal
- Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal all at least six times
- Every club at least three times and a match from all 20 Premier League grounds
More of the games that matter
David Rey, managing director of Sky Business, said: “20 of the 25 most-watched Premier League matches in an out-of-home venue last season were shown on Sky Sports and a quick look at our opening schedule of fixtures shows Sky Sports is still the place to go for more of the games that matter. With more football than ever before, including the launch of our fantastic new European football channel Sky Sports 5, our customers have never had such an unrivalled choice of football.”
Gary Neville, Sky Sports analyst added: “I can’t wait for the new season and I can’t wait for Sky’s live matches. There’s so many stand out fixtures here to look forward to, including must-see head to heads, big tests for the top four and all the promoted sides. We’ll see all the teams at least three times, visit all the grounds and tell the complete Premier League story throughout the opening three months and beyond. I can’t wait to get back into the studio.”
Sky Sports 5 – up to 600 live matches
These fixtures are the first of 116 chosen in conjunction with the Premier League and are part of Sky’s unrivalled football coverage, which this August includes the launch of Sky Sports 5, the new home of European football. The channel will show up to 600 live matches next season from European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2016, UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia and Eredivisie.
Analysis will again be provided by the best football experts on British television: Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp and Graeme Souness. Coverage is presented by Ed Chamberlin and Dave Jones with commentary from Martyn Tyler, Rob Hawthorne and Alan Parry.
Sky Sports will next season show more football than ever before, up to 800 live matches. As well as Barclays Premier League, viewers can enjoy live coverage of European qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2016, UEFA Champions League, SkyBet Football League, SPFL, Capital One Cup, La Liga, Eredivisie, Copa del Rey and Coppa Italia, Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and Sky Sports Victory Shield.
The first 43 of 116 Premier League fixtures on Sky Sports are as follows:
Fixtures correct at: 14 July 2014
Live fixtures available throughout the season here
Details correct at time of print. Schedules will change according to fixtures.