The Premier League returns this weekend for the 2026/27 campaign, with every club in action across four days of top-flight football from Friday, August 21, to Monday, August 24. Arsenal begin their title defence in the season's curtain-raiser against Frank Lampard's Championship winners Coventry City.
Newly-promoted Hull City face Manchester United, while Manchester City's first Premier League fixture without Pep Guardiola on the touchline sees them welcome Bournemouth. Nine managers are preparing to make their league bow with their new sides.
How to watch the Premier League on TV
Sky Sports remains the Premier League's main broadcaster in the UK, showing at least 215 matches live over the course of the campaign. In total, Sky will screen roughly 1,500 fixtures from the Premier League, EFL, Carabao Cup and beyond this season via its television and digital platforms.
Football supporters will require a Sky TV and sport package to access Sky's coverage, with prices starting from £35 per month for the Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle. This new customer offer provides coverage of the Premier League, EFL, F1, darts and golf, featuring a £384 saving against the standard price (£51). It includes approximately 100 regular channels alongside complimentary subscriptions to Netflix Standard with Ads and discovery+.
There's also the £44 Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle, which delivers all the aforementioned benefits plus complimentary Disney+, HBO Max and Hayu subscriptions.
New Sky features and other providers
New for this campaign is Your Multiview, Sky's latest feature launching on August 21 that allows supporters to view up to four live Sky Sports events simultaneously on one screen. There's also a brand-new Sports Hub, bringing scores, statistics, tables and more alongside the screen during a live fixture.
Current Sky customers can add Sky Sports channels from £22 monthly on a fresh 24-month contract. Meanwhile, Sky Sports channels are featured with selected Virgin Media packages, several of which have been reduced in the provider's 'Summer of Sport' sale. The headline Sport bundle has returned to its 'lowest ever price' of £52.99 (down from £56.99), incorporating nine Sky Sports channels, more than 200 standard channels and complimentary Netflix access. There is a caveat, however, as both Sky and Virgin customers will face a price rise around March and April each year.
Select Premier League matches will also be broadcast exclusively on TNT Sports, which typically holds the rights to one fixture per gameweek, kicking off with Hull vs Man United. TNT has also confirmed it will broadcast two complete rounds of midweek fixtures in February and March 2027. All of these can be viewed via TNT Sports, HBO Max or Prime Video's TNT Sports channel, with subscriptions available from £25.99 per month on an annual plan, or £30.99 on a rolling monthly basis.
Premier League 2026/27 opening fixtures
Friday, August 21
Arsenal vs Coventry City – 8pm KO, Sky Sports Premier League
Saturday, August 22
Hull City vs Manchester United – 12.30pm KO, TNT Sports
Everton vs Crystal Palace
Ipswich Town vs Sunderland
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United
Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur – 5.30pm KO, Sky Sports Premier League
Sunday, August 23
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Aston Villa – 2pm KO, Sky Sports Premier League
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth – 2pm KO, Sky Sports Main Event
Newcastle United vs Liverpool – 4.30pm KO, Sky Sports Main Event
Monday, August 24
Fulham vs Chelsea – 8pm KO, Sky Sports Premier League
