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Sky Sports Expands Premier League Coverage as Season Begins with Liverpool vs. Bournemouth

Sky’s expanded package brings Multiview feeds, a Sunday night review show, digital clips in time for Liverpool hosting Bournemouth on opening night

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Overview

  • Sky Sports’ new rights deal secures exclusive coverage of at least 215 live Premier League matches, up from 128 in 2024/25.
  • The broadcaster is launching a Multiview feed for simultaneous fixtures, a Sunday night review show called Extra Time, plus expanded in-game and vertical digital highlight clips under a new title track.
  • Season kickoff is set for Friday, August 15 at Anfield, where defending champions Liverpool will face Bournemouth with Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike poised to make their league debuts.
  • Liverpool will be without Ryan Gravenberch due to suspension and Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley through injury for the season opener.
  • Opta projections give Liverpool a 28.5% chance of retaining the title, followed by Arsenal at 24.3% and Manchester City at 18.8%, while TNT Sports retains rights to 52 live games and the BBC keeps TV highlights coverage.