Premier League UK domestic rights for the 2025-26 to 2028-29 cycles are split across Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video. The combined UK package delivers 200 live televised matches per season — significantly more than the prior 168-match deal. The 3pm Saturday blackout window remains in place, restricting live UK broadcast of matches kicking off between 2:45 PM and 5:15 PM Saturday afternoons.
The 2025-26 UK Premier League map
Sky Sports carries 128 matches per season across the Sky Sports Premier League channel, Sky Sports Main Event, and Sky’s broader sports portfolio. Sky access is via cable / Sky Q box (full Sky package) or via NOW TV Sports at £34.99 monthly month pass or £14.99 day pass. The Sky Premier League schedule covers Saturday lunchtime and Sunday afternoon main matches plus the bulk of Monday Night Football.
TNT Sports (Discovery+ Premium bundle at £30.99 monthly) carries 52 matches per season including the Saturday 12:30 PM lunchtime slot and selected midweek matches. TNT also carries every Champions League, Europa League and Conference League match — useful context for fans who want both Premier League and European football on one subscription.
Amazon Prime Video carries 20 matches per season as part of the standard Prime membership at £8.99 monthly. The Prime slate is two midweek match-rounds (typically December Boxing Day week and the August/September early-season Bank Holiday week), with all matches in those rounds streamed live.
BBC Sport carries highlight packages (Match of the Day, MOTD2) but no live Premier League under the current rights deal. The Premier League Final Day audio commentary stays on BBC Radio 5 Live.
How the broadcaster carriage divides
The roster for the 200 UK-televised matches per season:
| Carrier | Matches/season | Cost | Coverage focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Sports | 128 | £34.99 NOW TV monthly | Saturday lunchtime, Sunday afternoon, Monday Night Football |
| TNT Sports | 52 | £30.99 Discovery+ Premium | Saturday 12:30 lunchtime, selected midweek |
| Amazon Prime | 20 | £8.99 Prime | Two midweek rounds per season |
The remaining 180 Premier League matches (the league plays 380 per season, half home and half away across 20 clubs) fall inside the 3pm Saturday blackout and are not broadcast live in the UK.
Upcoming fixtures
The 3pm Saturday blackout
Article 48 of UEFA’s broadcast regulations and the Premier League’s own rules prevent live UK broadcast of matches kicking off between 2:45 PM and 5:15 PM on Saturday afternoons during the regular season. The blackout was originally introduced in the 1960s to protect lower-league attendance, and it remains in force today.
For UK viewers, this means roughly half the Premier League matches each weekend are not televised live in the UK. They are televised internationally (the EPL is broadcast live to 188 countries) but not to UK audiences. Highlights run on Match of the Day Saturday night on BBC One.
The minimum cost to watch every UK-televised Premier League match
A complete UK Premier League setup requires Sky Sports plus TNT Sports plus Amazon Prime. Monthly costs:
- Sky Sports (NOW TV monthly): £34.99
- TNT Sports (Discovery+ Premium): £30.99
- Amazon Prime: £8.99
- Total: £74.97 per month
For a single-broadcaster follower, the cheapest entry is Amazon Prime at £8.99 monthly — but that only covers 20 of the 200 televised matches per season.