Sky Sports and ESPN have announced the first set of live televised fixtures for the 2012/13 Premier League season.
ESPN will begin their final season broadcasting live Premier League action with the first UK match of the campaign, as Newcastle United face Tottenham Hotspur at 5.30pm on Saturday 18th August.
As expected, defending champions Manchester City open up on Super Sunday with their home fixture against newly promoted Southampton. The match at the Etihad Stadium kicks off at 4pm.
That is part of a double bill on 19th August, following Wigan Athletic’s clash with Chelsea at 1.30pm.
The first Monday Night Football of the season sees Manchester United’s tricky start at Goodison Park to play Everton, kicking-off at 8pm.
In total, 53 matches have been selected by the two corporations; 42 live games from Sky and 11 confirmed by ESPN until the end of November 2012, with all the big showdowns and top derbies covered.
AUGUST
Saturday 18 August: Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 19 August: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 19 August: Manchester City v Southampton, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Monday 20 August: Everton v Manchester United, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 25 August: Swansea City v West Ham United, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 25 August: Chelsea v Newcastle United, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 26 August: Stoke City v Arsenal, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 26 August: Liverpool v Manchester City, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 1 September: West Ham United v Fulham, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 1 September: Manchester City v QPR, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 2 September: Liverpool v Arsenal, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 2 September: Southampton v Manchester United, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 15 September: Norwich City v West Ham United, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 15 September: Sunderland v Liverpool, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 16 September: Reading v Tottenham Hotspur, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Monday 17 September: Everton v Newcastle United, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 22 September: Swansea City v Everton, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 23 September: Liverpool v Manchester United, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 23 September: Manchester City v Arsenal, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 29 September: Arsenal v Chelsea, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 29 September: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 30 September: Aston Villa v West Brom, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
OCTOBER
Monday 1 October: QPR v West Ham United, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 6 October: Manchester City v Sunderland, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 6 October: West Ham United v Arsenal, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 7 October: Southampton v Fulham, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 7 October: Newcastle United v Manchester United, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 20 October: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 20 October: Norwich City v Arsenal, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 21 October: Sunderland v Newcastle United, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 21 October: QPR v Everton, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
*Saturday 27 October: Everton v Liverpool, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 27 October: Manchester City v Swansea City, 5.30pm, ESPN
*Sunday 28 October: Aston Villa v Norwich City, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 28 October: Chelsea v Manchester United, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
(*) Everton v Liverpool & Aston Villa v Norwich City will have dates swapped on 27th/28th October, depending on potential Liverpool involvement in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. Both matches will still remain live on Sky Sports
NOVEMBER
Saturday 3 November: Manchester United v Arsenal, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 3 November: West Ham United v Manchester City, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 4 November: QPR v Reading, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 4 November: Liverpool v Newcastle United, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Monday 5 November: West Brom v Southampton, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 10 November: Aston Villa v Manchester United, 5.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 11 November: Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 11 November: Chelsea v Liverpool, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 17 November: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 17 November: Norwich City v Manchester United, 5.30pm, ESPN
Sunday 18 November: Fulham v Sunderland, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Monday 19 November: West Ham United v Stoke City, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
*Saturday 24 November: Swansea City v Liverpool, 12.45pm, SKY SPORTS
Saturday 24 November: Aston Villa v Arsenal, 5.30pm, ESPN
*Sunday 25 November: Sunderland v West Brom, 1.30pm, SKY SPORTS
Sunday 25 November: Chelsea v Manchester City, 4pm, SKY SPORTS
Tuesday 27 November: Aston Villa v Reading, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
Wednesday 28 November: Wigan Athletic v Manchester City, 8pm, SKY SPORTS
(*) Swansea City v Liverpool & Sunderland v West Brom will have dates swapped on 24th/25th November, depending on potential Liverpool involvement in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. Both matches will still remain live on Sky Sports.
By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88
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