Premier League champions elect Liverpool will feature just once on free-to-air television, while Chelsea and Arsenal won’t at all after the latest TV scheduling was revealed.
On Thursday, the Premier League released the broadcast picks for games up until July 13.
Between now and then 20 matches will be on free-to-air TV – starting with Friday’s 6pm kick-off between Norwich City versus Southampton on Sky Pick.
Liverpool have just one free-to-air Premier League game following the latest TV games release
Arsenal have no games on free-to-air television at present following Thursday’s scheduling
The same fate has applied to Arsenal’s local rivals Chelsea – who will not be on free-to-air
MOST FREE-TO-AIR TELEVISED MATCHES
5 – Southampton
4 – Bournemouth, Everton, Watford
3 – Burnley, Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City,
2 – Leicester City, Sheffield United
1 – Brighton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, Wolves
0 – Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, West Ham
Overall there will be 33 free-to-air games – divided up by Sky Sports, Amazon Prime and BBC – out of the 92 matches in total of the Premier League’s resumption that began on Wednesday night. The other broadcaster BT Sport are showing none on free-to-air.
Following Thursday’s latest release though Liverpool fans without subscription packages will only be able to watch them once on free-to-air TV. That encounter is on Sunday when they travel to bitter rivals Everton at 7pm live on Sky Pick.
It could be worse though for Reds supporters. Arsenal and Chelsea’s following will have to wait until after July 13 to see if any of their matches will be on free-to-air TV.
Manchester United’s popularity is still evident as they have free-to-air the most of the top-six clubs with three. The Red Devils’ first game will be against Sheffield United on Wednesday (Sky Pick), followed by games at Brighton on June 30 (Sky Pick) and then at home to Southampton on July 13 (Sky Pick).
United’s noisy neighbours Manchester City have one game with their trip to Southampton on July 5 on the BBC.
Manchester United are on free-to-air three times – starting against Sheffield United on June 24
Tottenham also have one game at Bournemouth on July 9 on Sky Pick.
The traditional ‘Big Six’ pale in insignificance it seems though with the ‘lesser’ clubs as Southampton have the most free-to-air televised games. Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side have five matches.
Bournemouth, Everton and Watford then follow with four matches each.
In total 16 of the Premier League teams feature at least once on free-to-air with Aston Villa and West Ham joining Arsenal and Chelsea in currently being snubbed.
Aston Villa are one of four Premier League teams to be snubbed from free-to-air television
PREMIER LEAGUE TV MATCHES
Friday, June 19
Norwich vs Southampton – 6pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Tottenham vs Manchester United – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Saturday, June 20
Watford vs Leicester – 12:30pm – BT Sport
Brighton vs Arsenal – 3pm – BT Sport
West Ham vs Wolves – 5:30pm – Sky Sports
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace – 7:45pm – BBC
Sunday, June 21
Newcastle vs Sheffield United – 2pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Aston Villa vs Chelsea – 4:15pm – Sky Sports
Everton vs Liverpool – 7pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Monday, June 22
Manchester City vs Burnley – 8pm – Sky Sports
Tuesday, June 23
Leicester vs Brighton – 6pm – Sky Sports
Tottenham vs West Ham – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Wednesday, June 24
Manchester United vs Sheffield United – 6pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Wolves vs Bournemouth – 6pm – BT Sport
Newcastle vs Aston Villa – 6pm – Sky Sports
Norwich vs Everton – 6pm – BBC
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Thursday, June 25
Burnley vs Watford – 6pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Southampton vs Arsenal – 6pm – Sky Sports
Chelsea vs Manchester City – 8:15pm – BT Sport
Saturday, June 27
Aston Villa vs Wolves – 12pm – BT Sport
Sunday, June 28
Watford vs Southampton – 4.30pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Monday, June 29
Crystal Palace vs Burnley – 8pm – Amazon Prime
Tuesday, June 30
Brighton vs Manchester United – 6pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Wednesday, July 1
Bournemouth vs Newcastle – 6pm – Sky Sports, Sky Pick
Everton vs Leicester – 6pm – Sky Sports
Arsenal vs Norwich – 6pm – BT Sport
West Ham vs Chelsea – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Thursday, July 2
Sheffield United vs Tottenham – 6pm – Sky Sports
Manchester City vs Liverpool – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Saturday, July 4
Norwich City vs Brighton – 12:30pm – BT Sport
Leicester City vs Crystal Palace – 3pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
Manchester United vs AFC Bournemouth – 3pm – BT Sport
Wolves vs Arsenal – 5:30pm – Sky Sports
Chelsea vs Watford – 8pm – Sky Sports
Sunday, July 5
Burnley vs Sheffield United – 12pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
Newcastle vs West Ham – 2pm – Sky Sports
Liverpool vs Aston Villa – 4:30pm – Sky Sports
Southampton vs Man City – 7pm – BBC
Monday, July 6
Tottenham vs Everton – 8pm – Sky Sports
Tuesday, July 7
Crystal Palace vs Chelsea – 6pm – Sky Sports
Watford vs Norwich City – 6pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
Arsenal vs Leicester City – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Wednesday, July 8
Manchester City vs Newcastle – 6pm – BT Sport
Sheffield United vs Wolves – 6pm – Sky Sports
West Ham vs Burnley – 6pm – BT Sport
Brighton vs Liverpool – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Thursday, July 9
Bournemouth vs Tottenham – 6pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
Everton vs Southampton – 6pm – Amazon Prime Video
Aston Villa vs Man Utd – 8:15pm – Sky Sports
Saturday, July 11
Norwich vs West Ham – 12:30pm – BT Sport
Watford vs Newcastle – 12:30pm – Amazon Prime Video
Liverpool vs Burnley – 3pm – BT Sport
Sheffield Utd vs Chelsea – 5:30pm – Sky Sports
Brighton vs Man City – 8pm – Sky Sports
Sunday, July 12
Wolves vs Everton – 12pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace – 2pm – Sky Sports
Tottenham vs Arsenal – 4:30pm – Sky Sports
Bournemouth vs Leicester City – 7pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
Monday, July 13
Manchester United vs Southampton – 8pm – Sky Sports/Sky Pick
