THE Premier League returns on Friday, August 21st with newly-promoted Coventry heading for champions Arsenal live on Sky Sports.

The match is one of seven games out of the ten opening weekend fixtures to be shown live on TV with six on Sky and the other on TNT Sports.

The same TV arrangements will be in place as last year as the Premier League enters the second of its four-year deal for live UK rights with Sky and TNT with free-to-air highlights available on Match of the Day through the BBC.

It means Sky have the bulk of the matches again including all games displaced to Sunday 2pm due to European matches in midweek. Sky also have the first pick game of each weekend match week.

So far the opening weekend’s TV games have been confirmed. You can see the estimated dates when the Premier League will announce re-arrangements for TV matches HERE

FRIDAY AUGUST 21

PREMIER LEAGUE

8PM ARSENAL V COVENTRY (SKY SPORTS PL/MAIN EVENT)

SATURDAY AUGUST 22

PREMIER LEAGUE

12.30PM HULL V MAN UNITED (TNT SPORTS 1)

5.30PM BRENTFORD V SPURS (SKY SPORTS PL/MAIN EVENT)

SUNDAY AUGUST 23

PREMIER LEAGUE

2PM MAN CITY V BOURNEMOUTH (SKY SPORTS PL/MAIN EVENT)

2PM BRIGHTON V ASTON VILLA (SKY SPORTS TBC)

4.30PM NEWCASTLE V LIVERPOOL (SKY SPORTS PL/MAIN EVENT)

MONDAY AUGUST 24

PREMIER LEAGUE

8PM FULHAM V CHELSEA (SKY SPORTS PL/MAIN EVENT)

PREMIER LEAGUE ON TV 2026-27

The Premier League enters the second season of its four-year deal with main rights holder Sky Sports, TNT Sports and BBC for highlights. Therefore, the TV arrangements are the same as last season. Due to where it falls in the calendar, more Boxing Day games are likely to be available this season on TV.

SKY SPORTS

• At least 215 games each season

• ALL first pick matches each weekend

• Games at 8pm Friday and Monday, Saturdays 5.30pm, Sundays at 2pm and 4.30pm

• ALL games rescheduled to 2pm on Sundays due to European midweeks – Sky will again show multiple matches at the same time in this slot.

• EVERY game from three midweek rounds of games (Midweeks of December 2/December 30/January 6)

• ALL ten final day matches.

• The pick of the Boxing Day Premier League action.

TNT SPORTS

• 52 live games a season

• Saturday 12.30pm kick-offs

• EVERY game from two entire midweek fixture rounds (Midweeks of February 10/March 3)

BBC SPORT

• FREE-TO-AIR highlights through Match of the Day

• Digital rights for BBC online platforms including weekend highlights from Saturday and Sunday matches available at 8pm on BBC iPlayer (30 minutes after final whistle for midweek evening fixtures).