When are Premier League TV picks announced?

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Television picks have already been announced for the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

The other TV selections for August and September have been announced.

The Premier League have said that there was a delay in confirming the TV picks - scheduled to be released on 9 June - because of delays in local approvals.

The first round of fixtures were announced on the day the fixtures were released, with Sky Sports showing the opening between Liverpool and Bournemouth on Friday, 15 August.

For the first time in the Premier League, all matches outside the Saturday 3pm blackout will be broadcast live.

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August and September TV picks

Some fixtures are subject to change because of midweek European football matches.

Matchweek two: West Ham v Chelsea (Friday, 22 August, Sky Sports); Man City v Spurs (Saturday, TNT Sports), Arsenal v Leeds (Saturday, Sky Sports); Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest, Everton v Brighton, Fulham v Man Utd (Sunday, Sky Sports); Newcastle v Liverpool (Monday, Sky Sports).

Matchweek three: Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (Friday, 29 August, Sky Sports); Chelsea v Fulham (Saturday, TNT Sports), Leeds v Newcastle (Saturday, Sky Sports); Brighton v Man City, Nottingham Forest v West Ham, Liverpool v Arsenal (Sunday, Sky Sports).

Matchweek four: Arsenal v Nottingham Forest (Saturday, 12 September, TNT Sports), West Ham v Spurs, Brentford v Chelsea (Saturday, Sky Sports); Burnley v Liverpool, Man City v Man Utd (Sunday, Sky Sports).

Matchweek five: Liverpool v Everton (Saturday, 20 September, TNT Sports), Man Utd v Chelsea, Fulham v Brentford (Saturday, Sky Sports); Sunderland v Aston Villa, Arsenal v Man City (Sunday, Sky Sports).

Matchweek six: Brentford v Man Utd (Saturday, 27 September, TNT Sports), Nottingham Forest v Sunderland (Saturday, Sky Sports); Spurs v Wolves, Newcastle v Arsenal (Sunday, Sky Sports).

Premier League TV fixtures release day

These are provisional days for TV pick announcements:

  • August and September fixtures - 9 July (announced 23 July)

  • October - 20 August

  • November - 17 September

  • December and January - 15 October

  • February - 17 December

  • March - 21 January

  • April - 4 March

  • Match week 35 - 25 March

  • Match week 36 - 1 April

  • Match week 37 - 8 April

  • Match week 38 - Will be announced post-match week 37

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