Premier League 2021/22: the best sports TV packages to watch the action

This Friday the Premier League returns under the bright lights of the Brentford Community Stadium for the first time as the West London side face Arsenal in the season opener.

While the summer has been a celebration of sports, including the Euro 2020 soccer tournament and the Tokyo Olympics, many fans will be delighted to see the high profile action return.

Many fields welcome fans to watch the action live, many will still be watching from their homes and might be looking for the best sports package available to gorge on as much action as possible.

Premier League matches in the UK are broadcast on three different broadcasters: Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime.

As such, it’s important to get the best deals with so many subscription services available.

To help you find the cheapest deals, This is Money and Uswitch have listed the best sports TV deals currently available and the one that might be right for you.

Sky

Sky will broadcast the first televised game of the season between Brentford and Arsenal on Friday August 13 at 8 p.m. ET.

For those looking to watch, the provider currently offers a Sky TV, Sky Sports and Netflix package for £ 45 per month which includes eight Sky Sports channels.

The contract is for 18 months with a set-up fee of £ 20.

For existing Sky customers, they can add the Sky Sports Premier League and Football channel for an additional £ 18 per month.

Alternatively, for fans of other sports, they could add the 8 Sky Sports channels that stream F1, golf majors, cricket and more for an extra £ 25 per month.

Sky will be broadcasting 128 Premier League games live this season – and it also has the rights to the English Football League, showing the League, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches.

BT Sport

BT offers its customers a BT Fiber 2 & Big Sport offer which includes all Sky Sports channels and broadband with speeds of 53 MB.

The 24-month contract will cost £ 30.99 for the first three months before increasing to £ 69.99 per month thereafter.

Those who sign up also receive a free £ 90 reward card, but there is a £ 20 setup fee charged.

Customers can also get a monthly pass for £ 25 which will offer viewers 30 days of BT Sport, contract-free.

Alternatively, consumers can sign up for BT Sport for £ 15 per month on a 24 month contract receiving all BT Sport plus BoxNation channels.

It will cost £ 20 up front and must be purchased with a broadband model which will significantly increase the price. BT Sport also owns the rights to National League football – the fifth pyramid in the English system.

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On Virgin Media’s Bigger + Sports TV package, customers will receive broadband with average speeds of 213MB, all Sky Sports and BT Sport channels.

The 18 month contract is available for £ 76 per month with a free setup.

Meanwhile, those looking for more content could upgrade to Virgin’s Ultimate Oomph plan.

This gives customers M600 fiber broadband, over 230 channels with entertainment and sports, a SIM card with unlimited calling, texting and data, and anytime calls to your landline.

In total, this will cost households £ 89 per month for 18 months before increasing to £ 139 per month.

Now

Now, TV is part of the Sky group and offers viewers the possibility of having satellite channels without the box.

On Now’s Brilliant Broadband, Anytime Calls & Sky Sport Membership, consumers will enjoy broadband with speeds of 11MB and all Sky Sports channels.

Customers will pay £ 37.99 per month for 12 months.

However, for those who don’t mind watching a game on the big screen, the Sports Day + Mobile Month Membership offer may be a better bet.

Football fans will hand over a one-time payment of £ 9.98 which includes 11 Sky Sports channels for 24 hours and 5 months of mobile month subscription.

The mobile month subscription will give viewers unlimited access to Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports NFL, Sky Sports Arena, Sky Sports Racing and Sky Sports News right on their phone.

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video will once again broadcast 20 live and exclusive Premier League festive matches. These are two rounds of matches, over three days – an evening kickoff on Tuesday November 30, Wednesday December 1 and kick off at 3 p.m. on Tuesday December 28.

He recently renewed his contract with the Premier League so it goes until the 2024/25 season.

Those looking to watch Premier League games on Amazon Prime will need to create an account with the company if they don’t already have one.

Amazon Prime Video costs £ 5.99 per month just for the video option, which allows users to watch the games and access hundreds of TV shows and movies.

Customers can pay £ 7.99 per month or £ 79 per year to have Amazon Prime also receive free next day delivery on thousands of items.

Mainstream television

At the end of the 2019-2020 season, with football being played behind closed doors due to the pandemic, live Premier League action was first shown on the BBC.

However, that won’t continue – instead, fans happy to wait to watch highlights will have to wait for Game of the Day on Saturday night or Game of Day 2 on Sunday.

And the buttocks on the seats?

Many fans will be eager to return to the stadiums and watch their team live, after almost a year and a half away.

With the relaxation of restriction rules, stadiums can again operate at full capacity – although from October rule changes are expected for pitches with a capacity of over 20,000 people, which could include proof of vaccination or a “vaccine passport”.

A statement last month from the Premier League said: “The fans have missed it sorely… we look forward to full stadiums for the 2021/22 season.

“As we move towards a government decision on Stage 4 of the roadmap and beyond, we will continue to work with football stakeholders and relevant public authorities to ensure that the return to full capacity be done in a way that protects everyone. “