Sky Sports to feature Chelsea on double

CHELSEA’s opening two games in defence of their Premiership title will be seen live on Sky Sports.

Their opening game at Wigan is part of a Super Sunday double-header on August 14 kicking off at 4pm after the Arsenal v Newcastle game which will also be shown live on Sky Sports (1.30pm).

A week later, Sky Sports will show two more live matches: Bolton v Everton at 1.30pm, with Chelsea v Arsenal at 4pm.

Each club, including the three newly-promoted sides, will be seen at least twice within the first set of fixtures.

Confirmed live fixtures on Sky

AUGUST

Sunday 14th: Arsenal v Newcastle Utd (1.30pm); Wigan Athletic v Chelsea (k/o 4pm).

Sunday 21st: Bolton v Everton (1.30pm); Chelsea v Arsenal (4pm).

Sunday 28th: Boro v Charlton (1.30pm); Newcastle Utd v Man Utd (4pm).

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 11th: Bolton v Blackburn Rovers (4pm).

Monday 12th: West Ham v Aston Villa (8pm).

Sunday 18th: Liverpool v Man Utd (12 noon).

Monday 19th: Arsenal v Everton (8pm).

Sunday 25: Boro v Sunderland (4pm).

Monday 26th: Spurs v Fulham (8pm).

OCTOBER

Sunday 2nd: Arsenal v Birmingham City (1.30pm); Liverpool v Chelsea (4pm).

Saturday 15th: Boro v Portsmouth (5.15pm).

Sunday 16th: Man City v West Ham (4pm).

Monday 17th: Charlton v Fulham (8pm).

Saturday 22nd: Blackburn v Birmingham City (12.45pm).

Sunday 23rd: Everton v Chelsea (4pm).

Sunday 30th: WBA v Newcastle Utd (4pm).

Monday 31st: Man City v Aston Villa (8pm).

NOVEMBER

Saturday 5th: Portsmouth v Wigan (5.15pm).

Sunday 6th: Man Utd v Chelsea (4pm).

Monday 7th: Bolton v Spurs (8pm).

Saturday 19th: Wigan Ath v Arsenal (12.45pm).

Sunday 20th: Boro v Fulham (4pm).