Sky and Setanta reveal TV fixtures

SKY SPORTS yesterday confirmed the first 35 of its 92 live Barclays Premier League games for the 2008/09 season while Setanta Sports confirmed the first batch of its 79 games.

Champions Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal are all in action on the opening weekend on Sky Sports, kicking off 35 live games the channel will show between August and November.

The curtain-raiser on opening day, Saturday, August 17 is West Brom’s visit to Arsenal, while the following day, Sky cameras are at Chelsea for the visit of FA Cup winners Portsmouth and Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first game in charge.

Champions Manchester United complete a double header as they play host to Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United in Sunday’s second game.

In addition each clash between last year’s top four; Liverpool v Manchester United (September 13), Chelsea v Manchester United (September 21), Chelsea v Liverpool (October 26), Arsenal v Manchester United (November 8), and Chelsea v Arsenal (November 30) will also be shown.

This season Sky will offer 92 live matches from the Premier League and will show delayed coverage of another 242 games.

Setanta Sports also confirmed the first 32 of its 79 games. On the opening day Setanta will cover Aston Villa’s clash with Manchester City at Villa Park followed by Liverpool’s trip to Roy Keane’s Sunderland.

Liverpool fans will get a chance to see their team on Setanta nine times in the opening 16 weeks of the season, while Manchester United will be in action eight times. Arsenal fans will also get a chance to see their team’s fluid skills in six games on Setanta in the first couple of months.

SKY SPORTS

Saturday, August 16: Arsenal v West Brom, 12.45pm.

Sunday, August 17: Chelsea v Portsmouth, 1.30pm.

Sunday, August 17: Man U v Newcastle Utd, 4pm.

Sunday, August 24: Man City v West Ham, 4pm.

Monday, August 25: Portsmouth v Man U, 8pm.

Sunday, August 31: Chelsea v Spurs, 1.30pm.

Sunday, August 31: Aston Villa v Liverpool, 4pm.

Saturday, Sept 13: Liverpool v Man U, 12.45pm.

Sunday, Sept 14: Stoke City v Everton, 1.30pm.

Sunday, Sept 21: West Brom v Aston Villa, midday.

Sunday, Sept 21: Chelsea v Man U, 2pm.

Saturday, Sept 27: Everton v Liverpool, 12.45pm.

Sunday, Sept 28: Portsmouth v Spurs, 1.30pm.

Sunday, Sept 28: Wigan v Man City, 4pm.

Sunday, Oct 5: West Ham v Bolton, 1.30pm.

Sunday, Oct 5: Everton v Newcastle, 4pm.

Saturday, Oct 18: Middlesbrough v Chelsea, 12.45pm.

Sunday, Oct 19: Stoke City v Spurs, 4pm.

Saturday, Oct 25: Sunderland v Newcastle, 12.45pm.

Sunday, Oct 26: Chelsea v Liverpool, 1.30pm.

Sunday, Oct 26: West Ham v Arsenal, 4pm.

Tuesday, Oct 28: Stoke City v Sunderland, 4pm.

Wednesday, Oct 29: Arsenal v Spurs, 8pm.

Saturday, November 1: Everton v Fulham, 12.45pm.

Sunday, November 2: Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City, 4pm.

Saturday, November 8: Arsenal v Manchester United, 12.45pm.

Sunday, November 9: Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea, 1.30pm.

Sunday, November 9: Fulham v Newcastle United, 4pm.

Saturday, November 15: Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool, 12.45pm.

Sunday, November 16: Everton v Middlesbrough, 1.30pm.

Sunday, November 16: Hull City v Manchester City, 4pm.

Sunday, November 23: Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers, 1.30pm.

Sunday, November 23: Sunderland v West Ham United, 4pm.

Sunday, November 30: Manchester City v Manchester United, 1.30pm.

Sunday, November 30: -Chelsea v Arsenal, 4pm.

SETANTA

Saturday, August 16: Aston Villa v Manchester City, 3:00pm

Saturday, August 16: Sunderland v Liverpool, 5.30pm.

Saturday, August 23: Liverpool v Middlesbrough, 3:00pm

Saturday, August 23: Fulham v Arsenal, 5.30pm.

Sunday, August 24: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea, 1.30pm.

Saturday, August 30: Manchester United v Fulham, 3:00pm.

Saturday, August 30: Arsenal v Newcastle United, 5.30pm.

Saturday, September 13: Blackburn v Arsenal 3:00pm.

Saturday, September 13: Manchester City v Chelsea, 5.30pm.

Monday September 15: Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 8pm.

Saturday, September 20: Liverpool v Stoke 3:00pm.

Saturday, September 20: Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal, 5.30pm.

Saturday, September 27: Manchester United v Bolton 3:00pm.

Saturday, September 27: Arsenal v Hull City, 5.30pm.

Saturday, October 4: Manchester City v Liverpool 3:00pm.

Saturday, October 4: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United, 5.30pm.

Saturday, October 18: Liverpool v Wigan 3:00pm.

Saturday, October 18: Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion, 5.30pm.

Monday October 20: Newcastle United v Manchester City, 8pm.

Saturday, October 25: Everton v Manchester United 3:00pm.

Saturday, October 25: Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough, 5.30pm.

Saturday November 1: Manchester United v Hull City 3:00 pm.

Saturday, November 1: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, 5.30pm.

Monday November 3: Newcastle United v Aston Villa, 8pm.

Saturday, November 8: Manchester City v Tottenham 3:00pm.

Saturday, November 8: Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion, 5.30pm.

Saturday November 15: Arsenal v Aston Villa 3:00pm.

Saturday, November 15: Arsenal v Aston Villa, 5.30pm.

Saturday November 22: Liverpool v Fulham 3:00pm.

Saturday, November 22: Aston Villa v Manchester United, 5.30pm.

Monday, November 24: Wigan Athletic v Everton, 8pm.

Saturday November 29: Tottenham v Everton 3:00pm.

Monday, December 1: Liverpool v West Ham United, 8pm.