Sky Sports to show Arsenal v Leicester City and more matches in March
Sky Sports in conjunction with the Barclays Premier League has made its selection of matches to be shown in February and March. These include the top-of-the table clash between Arsenal and Leicester City and the Manchester derby.
As the race for the title steps up a gear Sky Sports will show more matches featuring the League’s two leaders. Arsenal’s match against West Brom as well as Leicester City’s games against Watford and Newcastle United will also be shown live as part of a schedule of ten games selected for broadcast during March.
Hot on the heels of the top two teams Manchester City also feature: first away at Norwich City, and then at home to Manchester United when they will be hoping that victory over their local rivals will keep them in the thick of the title race.
The live matches are part of 116 Premier League fixtures to be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports this season with unrivalled analysis from Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp and Graeme Souness. A further 28 matches will be scheduled for broadcast between 20 March and the end of the season and will be announced in due course.
Sky Sports head of football Gary Hughes said: ”Sky Sports will continue to show every twist and turn of this incredible season. These matches ensure that our viewers will be able to follow all the drama as it unfolds at a critical time in the season for all teams in the Premier League.”
Sky Sports viewers are enjoying another huge season of live football including 127 matches from the Football League, 300 matches from La Liga, Capital One Cup, the climax of UEFA 2016 qualification, SPFL and Scottish Cup action, as well as MLS and Eredivisie.
Sky Sports will show at least four more seasons of live Premier League with the number of live games increasing from 116 to 126 year from the 2016/17 season.
Sky Sports viewers can look forward to an unrivalled schedule of live sport in 2016 including all four of golf’s Majors for the first time, The Ryder Cup, the ICC World Twenty20, England rugby's tour of Australia and the ATP World Tour Finals.
Sky Sports live Premier League fixtures:
January
West Ham United v Manchester City - Sat 23 Jan, 5.30pm
Everton v Swansea City - Sun 24 Jan, 1.30pm
Arsenal v Chelsea - Sun 24 Jan, 4pm
February
Bournemouth v Arsenal - Sun 7 Feb, 1.30pm
Chelsea v Manchester United - Sun 7 Feb, 4pm
Southampton v West Ham United - Mon 8 Feb, 8pm
Chelsea v Newcastle United - Sat 13 Feb, 5.30pm
Arsenal v Leicester City - Sun 14 Feb, 12noon
Aston Villa v Liverpool - Sun 14 Feb, 2.05pm
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Sun 14 Feb, 4.15pm
West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace - Sat 27 Feb, 5.30pm
Liverpool v Everton - Sun 28 Feb, 12noon*
Newcastle United v Manchester City - Sun 28 Feb, 12noon**
Manchester United v Arsenal - Sun 28 Feb, 2.05pm
March
Watford v Leicester City - Sat 5 Mar, 5.30pm
Crystal Palace v Liverpool - Sun 6 Mar, 1.30pm
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United - Sun 6 Mar, 4pm
Norwich City v Manchester City - Sat 12 Mar, 12.45pm***
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion - Sat 12 Mar, 5.30pm***
Liverpool v Chelsea - Sun 13 Mar, 4pm***
Leicester City v Newcastle United - Mon 14 Mar, 8pm
Swansea City v Aston Villa - Sat 19 Mar, 5.30pm
Newcastle United v Sunderland - Sun 20 Mar, 1.30pm
Manchester City v Man United - Sun 20 Mar, 4pm
*This match is subject to Capital One Cup Final participation. This match will be shown live on Sky Sports should it remain scheduled and Newcastle United v Manchester City has been postponed.
**This fixture is subject to Manchester City’s potential involvement in the Capital One Cup Final
***These fixtures are subject to the result of FA Cup 6th Round ties
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