Sky Sports to show 70% more Premier League matches next season – What it all means | OneFootball

I don’t think many Newcastle United fans realise just how much of a change next season is going to be, when it comes to Sky Sports and showing Premier League matches.

A new set of broadcasting deals comes in for next season.

The headlines are as follows.

Amazon Prime are going from currently broadcasting 20 Premier League matches live, down to zero from next season.

TNT Sports are showing no change, they will still broadcast 52 Premier League matches live.

Sky Sports though, are going up from 128 this season, to 215 in the 2025/26 Premier League season!

That represents a 70% increase in the number of Premier League matches that Sky Sports will broadcast live.

In total, 200 of the 380 Premier League matches are being shown live in the UK this 2024/25 season, split amongst the three broadcasters.

That increases for the 2025/26 season to 267 of the 380 Premier League matches to be shared between Sky Sports and TNT Sports.

Overall, it is going from 52% of the 380 Premier League matches getting shown live to a UK audience, up to 70% of the 380 next season.

So what does it mean for Newcastle United fans and the supporters of other Premier League clubs.

As always, the devil is in the detail.

Just what we were all dreaming of, even more matches on Monday nights!

Premier League official release – 11 May 2025:

‘Premier League fans in the UK who sign up for Sky Sports now will be able to watch an incredible 215 top-flight matches LIVE in 2025/26 – a 70 per cent increase on this season’s 128 games.

Sky Sports’ enhanced coverage of Premier League football next season will include the broadcaster having FIRST PICK of the fixtures EVERY week and therefore showing the very BEST matches from August through until May.

There will be also more live matches on Friday evenings and Monday nights, making Sky Sports the place to see the first and final action in a Premier League weekend.

In another first for Sky Sports, there will be multiple matches shown live in the Sunday 14:00 BST / GMT slot on a number of weekends. Meanwhile, Sunday 16:30 BST / GMT will remain the flagship kick-off time.

Most of the festive fixtures will be shown by Sky Sports too, with Boxing Day football making a welcome return to its channels.

Not only will there be all of the above, all the matches on the crucial last day of the Premier League season will be live in one place for the first time, creating a real moment for fans of the league and its 20 clubs.’