Premier League: Every game to be shown on TV when season resumes next month
Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United will kick off the resumed campaign on 17 June
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Your support makes all the difference.The remaining 92 matches of the Premier League season will all be available to watch live on television, it has been confirmed.
Clubs have agreed on a return date that will see the league resume following the coronavirus pandemic.
Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United will kick off the resumed campaign on 17 June.
And it has been revealed that all the remaining fixtures will be televised across Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC and Amazon Prime with supporters not allowed to return to stadiums for the foreseeable future.
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “Today we have provisionally agreed to resume the Premier League on Wednesday 17 June.
“But this date cannot be confirmed until we have met all the safety requirements needed, as the health and welfare of all participants and supporters is our priority.
“Sadly, matches will have to take place without fans in stadiums, so we are pleased to have come up with a positive solution for supporters to be able to watch all the remaining 92 matches.
“The Premier League and our clubs are proud to have incredibly passionate and loyal supporters. It is important to ensure as many people as possible can watch the matches at home.
“We will continue to work step-by-step and in consultation with all our stakeholders as we move towards resuming the 2019/20 season.”
The weekend schedule will see games on Friday and Monday evenings as well in four time slots on Saturdays and Sundays.
Midweek matches will be played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with two kick-off slots each.
The BBC will show four live games, the first time the broadcaster has ever televised a Premier League game live since its inception in 1992.
BBC director of sport Barbara Slater said: “This opportunity creates an historic moment for the BBC and our audiences.
“At a time when sports fans across the country are in need of a lift, this is very welcome news. We are delighted and excited to have the chance to show live Premier League games on the BBC.
“This will offer audiences, who haven’t had the opportunity in the past, live, free to air access to the best football league in the world, as the BBC continues to keep the country entertained during these unprecedented times.”
And in another landmark move Sky will make 25 of their games free-to-air in a first for the corporation, including Everton vs Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on the opening weekend.
Sky CEO and EVP, UK and Europe, Stephen van Rooyen said: “The return of live sport is a big moment for the country, and we want the nation to join us.
“Sky has partnered with the Premier League and its clubs for nearly thirty years, and the strength of our partnership has never been more important.
“Our commitment to showing 25 matches ‘free to air’ for the first time in the history of Sky Sports recognises the unique times we are in, and our desire to play our part.”
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