All your EPL Matchday 1 streaming options and dont forget the early FPL GW1 deadline time

Date:
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:55:55 +0000

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US and UK streaming schedules for the opening weekend of the Premier League

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Premier League is back and, watch out, because it might be sooner than you think.

The 2026/27 EPL season kicks off with Matchday 1 this Friday, August 21, with EFL Championship victors Coventry City facing EPL champions Arsenal at the Gunners' London home. That means the FPL GW1 deadline time is Friday, August 21, 2026, at 6.30pm BST (1.30pm ET). Don't miss it!

And if you don't want to miss the games themselves, then we've got the kick off times and streaming options for all of the EPL fixtures for Matchday 1 just below.

If you're away from your regular stream and stuck in a blackout area, then don't forget that you can use a VPN to watch the match as usual.

Right now, one of the cheapest and most effective VPNs available is IPVanish and it's currently $2.19 per month . Swipe to scroll horizontally EPL
Matchday 1 2026/27 schedule



US (all times ET)

UK

August 21 (Fri) Row 0 - Cell 1 Row 0 - Cell 2

Arsenal vs Coventry

3pm USA Network

8pm Sky Sports / NOW

August 22 (Sat) Row 2 - Cell 1 Row 2 - Cell 2

Hull vs Man Utd

7.30am USA Network

12.30pm TNT Sports / HBO Max

Everton vs Crystal Palace

10am USA Network

3pm Blackout

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds

10am NBCSN / Peacock

3pm Blackout

Ipswich vs Sunderland

10am Peacock

3pm Blackout

Brentford vs Tottenham

12.30pm NBC / Peacock

5.30pm Sky Sports / NOW

August 23 (Sun) Row 8 - Cell 1 Row 8 - Cell 2

Brighton vs Aston Villa

9am Peacock

2pm Blackout

Man City vs Bournemouth

9am USA Network

2pm Blackout

Newcastle vs Liverpool

11.30am USA Network

4.30pm Blackout

August 24 (Mon) Row 12 - Cell 1 Row 12 - Cell 2

Fulham vs Chelsea

3pm USA Network

8pm Sky Sports / NOW In the States, four of the weekend's matches are available to stream on Peacock TV . It's $12.99 per month and there are no free trials. Only two of those games are airing on cable on NBC and NBCSN.

The other six games are all on cable for those who have USA Network. Cord cutters can watch those using Hulu + Live TV , YouTube TV , DirecTV Stream
and Sling TV .

Of those, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV have free trials for new customers, while DirecTV Stream and Sling TV offer discounts for the first month.

To watch your US EPL streams while you're traveling abroad, you'll need to
use a VPN.

Watch EPL streams with IPVanish: $2.19/month IPVanish allows you to change your apparent internet location. That means you can set your mobile or laptop to appear to be back in the States when you're away from home. That way you won't get blocked from your usual US EPL streaming services. IPVanish is
$2.19 per month over two years, paid as $52.56 upfront. You can install it on unlimited simultaneous devices and you get 3GB of eSIM data to help you
travel securely over the summer months and beyond. View Deal The EPL's blackout rules in the UK mean that none of the 3pm Saturday fixtures are televised. Instead, there are usually just four televised fixtures each weekend.

You can watch the fixtures with subscriptions to Sky TV or TNT Sports. The matches on Sky are also available to stream with one-off day passes on NOW. TNT games are also on HBO Max.

You can read the full details on how to watch the Premier League all season here . Today's best IPVanish deals IPVanish 24 months $2.19 /mth View Deal We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices



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