The match will be the first the time the Premier League season has begun on a Friday night. It will be one of four live games showing on Sky on the opening weekend of the season.
Following the Friday night opener, the Sky cameras will then head to Vicarage Road for the visit of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool to Watford on Saturday 12 August at 12.30pm. And on Super Sunday Sky will cover Newcastle’s return to the Premier League when they take on Tottenham at 1.30pm before screening Manchester United as they host West Ham at Old Trafford at 4pm.
BT Sport’s Premier League coverage begins on the south coast as league debutant’s Brighton & Hove Albion take on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, 12 August.
David Rey, managing director of Sky Business said: “These great fixtures, including huge showdowns like Spurs v Chelsea and Liverpool v Arsenal, are among the first of 126 Premier League games we’ll bring to Sky Sports pubs this season. In the first fortnight alone we’ll show matches featuring all of last year’s top six teams, kicking off with Arsenal on Friday Night Football. The opening weekend promises to be an unmissable three days of football, with some massive names in action, helping landlords to pull in the crowds and drive trade with the games that matter to pubgoers.”
BT Sport commercial customers director Bruce Cuthbert said: “What a fabulous start to the new season with newly promoted Brighton hosting Manchester City on the south coast on the opening day. And by 1 October, BT Sport will feature Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal no less than five times competing in Premier League and European competitions – something that’s guaranteed to pull in the crowds.”
Early season live matches on Sky and BT Sport
August
Arsenal v Chelsea in the FA Community Shield (Sunday 6 August, 2pm) – BT Sport
Real Madrid v Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup (Tuesday 8 August, 7.45pm) – BT Sport
Arsenal v Leicester City in the Premier League (Friday 11 August, 7.45pm) – Sky Sports
Watford v Liverpool in the Premier League (Saturday 12 August, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City in the Premier League (Saturday 12 August, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League (Sunday 13 August, 1.30pm) – Sky Sports
Manchester United v West Ham United in the Premier League (Sunday 13 August, 4pm) – Sky Sports
Liverpool v tbc in a UEFA Champions League Play Off (Tuesday 15 or Wednesday 16 August) – BT Sport
Swansea City v Manchester United in the Premier League (Saturday 19 August, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Stoke City v Arsenal in the Premier League (Saturday 19 August, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United in the Premier League (Sunday 20 August, 1.30pm) – Sky Sports
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea in the Premier League (Sunday 20 August, 4pm) – Sky Sports
Manchester City v Everton in the Premier League (Monday 21 August, 8pm) – Sky Sports
Liverpool v tbc in a UEFA Champions League Play Off (Tuesday 22 or Wednesday 23 August) – BT Sport
Bournemouth v Manchester City in the Premier League (Saturday 26 August, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Manchester United v Leicester City in the Premier League (Saturday 26 August, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City in the Premier League (Sunday 27 August, 1.30pm) – Sky Sports,
Liverpool v Arsenal in the Premier League (Sunday 27 August, 4pm) – Sky Sports
September
Manchester City v Liverpool in the Premier League (Saturday 9 September, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Stoke City v Manchester United in the Premier League (Saturday 9 September, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
Burnley v Crystal Palace in the Premier League (Sunday 10 September, 1.30pm) – Sky Sports
Swansea City v Newcastle United in the Premier League (Sunday 10 September, 4pm) – Sky Sports
West Ham United v Huddersfield Town in the Premier League (Monday 11 September, 8pm) – Sky Sports
Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League (Friday 15 September, 8pm) – Sky Sports
Crystal Palace v Southampton in the Premier League (Saturday 16 September, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City in the Premier League (Saturday 16 September, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
Chelsea v Arsenal in the Premier League (Sunday 17 September, 1.30pm) – Sky Sports
Manchester United v Everton in the Premier League (Sunday 17 September, 4pm) – Sky Sports
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League (Saturday 23 September, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Leicester City v Liverpool in the Premier League (Saturday 23 September, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United in the Premier League (Sunday 24 September, 4pm) – Sky Sports
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League (Monday 25 September, 8pm) – Sky Sports
Huddersfield Town v Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League (Saturday 30 September, 12.30pm) – Sky Sports
Chelsea v Manchester City in the Premier League (Saturday 30 September, 5.30pm) – BT Sport
October
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League (Sunday 1 October, 12noon) – BT Sport
Everton v Burnley in the Premier League (Sunday 1 October, 2.15pm) – Sky Sports
Newcastle United v Liverpool in the Premier League (Sunday 1 October, 4.30pm) – Sky Sports