In this article, we take a look at which Premier League fixtures are live on Amazon Prime, Sky Sports and BT Sport TV this week.
After the international break, the Premier League returned to action at the weekend. There was plenty of drama with high-scoring matches as well as a few managerial sackings.
This week’s action continued with several matches, including Everton’s tie with managerless Spurs, finishing in a 1-1 draw. Sean Dyche’s side gaining a valuable point to lift them out the relegation zone and up to 15th.
Chelsea will play Liverpool at home on Tuesday night, while West Ham host Newcastle the next night. This is Chelsea’s first match since splitting with Graham Potter.
PREMIER LEAGUE TV SCHEDULE
Tuesday 4th April 2023
20:00
Chelsea v Liverpool
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Wednesday 5th April 2023
20:00
West Ham United v Newcastle United
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Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Saturday 8th April 2023
12:30
Manchester United v Everton
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BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
17:30
Southampton v Manchester City
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Sunday 9th April 2023
14:00
Leeds United v Crystal Palace
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
16:30
Liverpool v Arsenal
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Saturday 15th April 2023
12:30
Aston Villa v Newcastle United
Premier League
BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
17:30
Manchester City v Leicester City
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Sunday 16th April 2023
14:00
West Ham United v Arsenal
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
16:30
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Monday 17th April 2023
20:00
Leeds United v Liverpool
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Friday 21st April 2023
20:00
Arsenal v Southampton
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Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Saturday 22nd April 2023
12:30
Fulham v Leeds United
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BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
Sunday 23rd April 2023
14:00
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Tuesday 25th April 2023
19:30
Wolves v Crystal Palace
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BT Sport 3
19:45
Aston Villa v Fulham
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BT Sport 2
19:45
Leeds United v Leicester City
Premier League
BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
Wednesday 26th April 2023
19:30
Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League
BT Sport 4
19:45
Chelsea v Brentford
Premier League
BT Sport 3
19:45
West Ham United v Liverpool
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BT Sport 2
20:00
Manchester City v Arsenal
Premier League
BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
Thursday 27th April 2023
19:45
Everton v Newcastle United
Premier League
BT Sport 2
19:45
Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
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BT Sport 3
20:15
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
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BT Sport 1BT Sport Ultimate
Saturday 29th April 2023
12:30
Crystal Palace v West Ham United
Premier League
BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
17:30
Arsenal v Chelsea
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Sunday 30th April 2023
14:00
Fulham v Manchester City
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
16:30
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Monday 1st May 2023
20:00
Leicester City v Everton
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Wednesday 3rd May 2023
20:00
Manchester City v West Ham United
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Thursday 4th May 2023
20:00
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United
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Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Saturday 6th May 2023
17:30
Liverpool v Brentford
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Sunday 7th May 2023
14:00
Manchester City v Leeds United
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
16:30
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
19:00
West Ham United v Manchester United
Premier League
BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
Monday 8th May 2023
17:30
Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton
Premier League
BT Sport 1 BT Sport Ultimate
20:00
Nottingham Forest v Southampton
Premier League
Sky Sports Main Event Sky Sports Premier League Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Provisional dates for TV fixtures to be announced are as follows:
March TV fixtures: January 25th
April TV fixtures: February 21st
Matchweek 35 TV fixtures: March 23rd
Matchweek 36 TV fixtures: March 30th
Matchweek 37 TV fixtures: April 7th
Sky Sports Premier League and Football channels are priced £18 per month combined, or viewers can pick up the complete sports package from just £25 per month.
NOW is essentially Sky Sports without a contract. Fans can pay for a day membership (£9.99) or month membership (£33.99).
BT Sport usually shows games in the weekly Saturday lunchtime slot. You can sign up for a BT Sport subscription or pick up a contract-free BT Sport monthly pass for £25.
Amazon Prime Video boasted two rounds of games prior to Christmas. Viewers were allowed to advantage of a 30-day free trial, which included free next-day delivery across the Amazon store.
Why is there a Saturday football blackout in the UK for live streams and TV broadcasts?
Since before the formation of the Premier League, Saturday 3pm kick offs have been forbidden to be televised in the UK, with broadcasters only allowed to show early and late matches on national TV.
Though the 3pm kick off is the slot in which the majority of weekend matches are played with a number of games happening at the same time, they are never broadcast live on television due to the ‘football blackout’.
The United Kingdom is the only place to prohibit the broadcast of 3pm Saturday kick offs.
The 3pm blackout is said to be tradition, with Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday – the go to show where a panel of pundits report in-game action to viewers with none of the match footage actually being showed.
This is also why ratings for Match of the Day remain ever-popular, though numbers are made tougher to achieve due to online streams, footage of goals appearing within seconds online and highlights uploaded to Sky Sports’ YouTube just after 5pm Saturdays.
Major European leagues in France, Spain, Germany and Italy don’t observe such a blackout, and there has been sufficient evidence to prove that closed periods do not affect the outcome of lower league football match attendance.
If anything, you’re more likely to watch more Premier League games if your based in North America or Asia rather than your own country (UK), despite the England priding themselves as a nation who are the home of football.
In February 2011, Advocate General Kokott of the European Court of Justice launched an investigation into the “closed periods” and concluded that they did not affect match attendance at lower league games.
“It is, in fact, doubtful whether closed periods are capable of encouraging attendance at matches and participation in matches,” she said in a statement .
“Both activities have a completely different quality to the following of a live transmission on television. It has not been adequately shown to the Court that the closed periods actually encourage attendance at and participation in matches.
“No closed periods were adopted in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, or in Northern Ireland, that is to say, within the sphere of influence of English football.”
In 2016, Ofcom launched an investigation into the rights of televised football and surveyed football fans about whether they wanted to see a change.
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