Rivals pick best of new year fixtures

TV rivals Sky Sports and the Setanta-BT Sport alliance are banking on the Premier League big guns delivering audience share for them in the new year.

All three outlets announced Premier League coverage for January and February yesterday, with the wide open race for the title offering a variety of appetising TV fixtures.

BT Sport — available here on channel 413 via the Setanta package — kicks off with Saturday’s visit of Premier League leaders Arsenal to title favourites Manchester City.